Colonizing Southampton: The Transformation of a Long Island Community, 1870-1900

by David Goddard

This book concerns the emergence and impact of the summer colony in the village of Southampton, New York, between the years 1870 and 1900, particularly the often fraught relations between the area's wealthy resort population and its year-round residents. Essentially a study in social change and conflict, the book revolves around a number of key issues that preoccupied inhabitants and summer residents alike and were the subject of great controversy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1438437978
• ISBN13: 9781438437972
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Excelsior Editions/State University of New Yo
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.4" x 10.2"