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Hidden History of Queens Kindle Edition

by Richard Panchyk (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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True stories and vintage photos of this bustling New York City borough, covering everything from crime and corruption to a beloved Christmas poem.
 
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. In this fascinating book, Richard Panchyk reveals glimpses of the hidden history of Queens.

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    The History Press
  5. Publication date
    September 30, 2019
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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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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07FCVTG6D
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The History Press; Illustrated edition (September 30, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 30, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 7259 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 195 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 15 ratings

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Richard Panchyk

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Richard Panchyk's many books cover a wide array of fascinating, colorful topics. Lavishly illustrated with breathtaking vintage and current photographs, his books take the reader on a visual adventure of hidden history through time and place, revealing everything from long-lost locales to modern mysteries. He has published 55 books for a total of more than 6,500 pages. His latest book is The Beat of New York: A Visual History of Music in the City, released in July 2023.

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I was raised in Queens Village so this was fascinating to me. The author did a good job of picking out historic information that is very interesting. Loved the cemeteries section.
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