A History of Westbury, Long Island

by Richard Panchyk

Book Overview

The Long Island community of Westbury was once a small town farming neighborhood . While Brooklyn and other boroughs mushroomed into urban giants, the population of peaceful Westbury hovered at less than one thousand. Then the Wall Street tycoons arrived--and everything changed.

In this new book, author Richard Panchyk narrates the dramatic transformation of this once-agricultural hamlet, founded in 1670 by Quakers. Little more than a country...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159629213X
• ISBN13: 9781596292130
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.8" x 9.7"