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Hidden History of Queens

Hidden History of Queens - Hardcover

by Richard Panchyk
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Availability:In StockContributor:Richard PanchykPublish date:2018-07-30Pages:194
Language:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540235343ISBN-10:1540235343UPC:9781540235343Book Category:History, ArchitectureBook Subcategory:United States, BuildingsBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCQBBD5XAA
Queens has a history filled with fascinating firsts, cool characters and ramshackle ruins. From the nation's first modern highway to the first-ever transatlantic flight, the borough has long been at the forefront of modern transportation. Poet Clement Clarke Moore was inspired by childhood memories of Elmhurst when he wrote the poem "'Twas the Night before Christmas." The infamous William "Boss" Tweed once fled jail to a secret hideout in a Bayside hotel. The remains of the old Creedmoor Hospital complex in Queens Village are haunting, as are the eerie remnants of Fort Tilden in the Rockaways. Author Richard Panchyk reveals glimpses of the hidden history of Queens.

Language:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540235343ISBN-10:1540235343UPC:9781540235343Book Category:History, ArchitectureBook Subcategory:United States, BuildingsBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCQBBD5XAA
Panchyk, Richard: - Richard Panchyk knew that he wanted to be a writer by the time he was seven years old. He sold his first "book," a four-page handwritten trivia booklet written on a folded piece of loose-leaf paper in runny blue ink, to a third-grade classmate for a nickel. A proud native of Elmhurst, Queens, Richard attended Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, where a class on New York ignited his interest in the area's fascinating history. He has published a total of thirty-three books, including nine titles on New York City and five on Long Island. He published his first book with The History Press in 2007.

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