{"product_id":"throggs-neck-pelham-bay-bill-twomey-9780738500133","title":"Throggs Neck-Pelham Bay","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the history of the Throggs Neck-Pelham Bay community's early residents and its place in an ever-changing America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst settled in 1643, Throggs Neck-Pelham Bay lies along the west bank of Eastchester Bay in the Bronx. It was once an area of grand estates and farms and was home to some of the wealthiest people in America, including Collis P. Huntington and Catherine Lorillard Wolfe. \u003ci\u003eThroggs Neck-Pelham Bay\u003c\/i\u003e offers a unique glimpse into the past, through carefully preserved images and a thoroughly researched text. The images in this volume cover all of the communities included in the charter granted to John Throckmorton by the Dutch in 1642. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalled Vriedlandt or \"Land of Peace\" by Dutch authorities, the area eventually fell prey to the burdens of war during the American Revolution. The images in \u003ci\u003eThroggs Neck-Pelham Bay\u003c\/i\u003e depict all aspects of life, from work to play. View the early modes of transportation used by the residents, the schools and churches they attended, the homes they lived in, and the activities they enjoyed. Readers will delight in the memories of yesteryear and the images of a young and undaunted America. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Twomey, John McNamara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738500135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738500133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.51w x 0.34d","brand":"Bill Twomey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925762834687,"sku":"9780738500133","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_bcc4a371-18ba-4677-a07d-827a23e60f61.jpg?v=1681079206","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/throggs-neck-pelham-bay-bill-twomey-9780738500133","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}