Today Kathy and I went over to the Sea Cliff Library to hear Bill Bleyer, a former work colleague, give a talk about one of the books he has written. After leaving Newsday, he started writing books about Long Island history and he has been very successful. The book he was talking about today is called "Long Island and the Sea: A Maritime History." His talk was riveting as he described some of the worst shipwrecks on Long Island going way back in history. He is a great speaker and has so much detail about these events that we were all transfixed with the stories.
His next book due out on May 1st is "The Sinking of the Steamboat Lexington on Long Island Sound."
He has also written books on the Fire Island Lighthouse, George Washington's Long Island Spy Ring, Sagamore Hill, (Which was Teddy Roosevelt's home), and his first book, written with another author, "Long Island and the Civil War." These are all such interesting topics that I need to start reading!
With your love of books and history, I imagine you were in your glory.
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Long Island and the Sea: A Maritime History sounds like an intriguing book. So glad you were mesmerized by his subject matter! I’m sure you’ll be reading one of his books soon…Betsey
ReplyDeletelots of good reads ahead. congratulations to Bill.
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