Author: UNKNOWN. AUTHOR

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-07-07

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13: 9781330895382

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Excerpt from Memoirs of the Long Island Historical Society, Vol. 2: The Battle of Long Island; With Preceding and Subsequent Events It numbers at present 300 life members, 958 annual members, with 59 honorary and corresponding members. Its Library has been increased by numerous additions, many of them rare and costly; and it now contains more than seventeen thousand volumes, with more than nineteen thousand unbound volumes and pamphlets. AS a collection for general use, in the way of reference and consultation, it ranks already among the best in the State. It is especially rich in the departments of American History and Biography, French History, the history of Fine Art, of the Natural Sciences, and of the Science and Art of Medicine. Its range, however, is very wide, and students in almost any depart ment of research will find something in it to reward their attention, and to assist their efforts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Memoirs of the Long Island Historical Society, Vol. 2 written by UNKNOWN. AUTHOR and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memoirs of the Long Island Historical Society, Vol. 2: The Battle of Long Island; With Preceding and Subsequent Events It numbers at present 300 life members, 958 annual members, with 59 honorary and corresponding members. Its Library has been increased by numerous additions, many of them rare and costly; and it now contains more than seventeen thousand volumes, with more than nineteen thousand unbound volumes and pamphlets. AS a collection for general use, in the way of reference and consultation, it ranks already among the best in the State. It is especially rich in the departments of American History and Biography, French History, the history of Fine Art, of the Natural Sciences, and of the Science and Art of Medicine. Its range, however, is very wide, and students in almost any depart ment of research will find something in it to reward their attention, and to assist their efforts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.