Along the Great South Bay
Subtitle: from Oakdale to Babylon, the story of a summer spa, 1840-1940
By: Harry W. Havemeyer.
Publisher: Amereon House
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Mattituck, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 493
Subjects: Summer resorts -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- History.; Rich people -- Recreation -- New York (State) -- Islip (Town); Yachting -- New York (State) -- Great South Bay -- History.; Athletic clubs -- New York (State) -- Islip (Town) -- History.; Mansions -- New York (State) -- Islip (Town) -- History.; Islip (N.Y. : Town) -- History.; Islip (N.Y. : Town) -- Social life and customs.; Great South Bay (N.Y.) -- History.; Oakdale (N.Y.) -- History.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [447]-455.
Maps on lining papers.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: 1. The Nicoll family; title: 2. Early settlers on Long Island; title: 3. The first summer residents (1840-1860); title: 4. August Belmont and the South Side Club (1860-1870); title: 5. William K. Vanderbilt and his friends (1870-1880); title: 6. The Gilded Age-the early years (1880-1890); title: 7. The Gilded Age-its peak (1890-1900); title: 8. The new century (1900-1914); title: 9. The war years (1914-1919); title: 10. The breakup of the great estates (1920-1929); title: 11. Some endings and a new beginning (1929-1948); title: Epilogue. The Town of Islip today.