Hidden History of Staten Island

by Theresa Anarumo and Maureen Seaberg

Staten Island has a rich and fascinating cultural legacy that few people outside New York City's greenest borough know about. Chewing gum was invented on the island with the help of Mexican general Antonio L pez de Santa Anna. Country music legend Roy Clark got his start as a virtuoso guitar player on the Staten Island Ferry. Anna Leonowens, who worked with the king's children in the Court of Siam and was the basis for The King and I, came back to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467138681
• ISBN13: 9781467138680
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"