Imagining the Past: East Hampton Histories

by T.H. Breen

Book Overview

Breen, a prof. of American History at Northwestern Univ., was hired by the East Hampton (EH), NY, historical society to write a history of Mulford Farmstead, a weathered saltbox dating from 1680 and located on Main St. in the town. Breen, an outsider, historian, and amateur detective, set off to reconstruct the meaning of this property. In the process he encountered a fascinating cast of local characters, past and present, who have contributed to,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0201067498
• ISBN13: 9780201067491
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.