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TABLE OF CONTENTS -
EDITORIAL COMMENT /
FEATURE ARTICLES:
The Ordeal of Arnold A. Bocksel, A Long Island Soldier Taken Prisoner in World War II
by Richard Acritelli - 142 /
Nativist and Irish Riots in Brooklyn, 1854
by Hugh E. O’Rourke - 158 /
Doing and Not Doing Long Island History: The Long Island Historians from Wood To Weeks
by Richard P. Harmond - 174 /
Reviving Long Island History: A Comparison of Two Updated Editions
by Natalie A. Naylor - 184 /
Long Island History on the World Wide Web
by David Yehling Allen - 188 /
Joris and Catalina Rapalje, The First Colonists in New Netherland
by D. Reid Ross - 205 /
The Origin, Rise, and Decline of the Long Island Branch of the Ranger Family
by Charles E. Squires, Robert J. Young, and Michael B. Ranger - 219 /
SECONDARY SCHOOL ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS:
Religious Freedom Collides with AIDS Education in Public Schools: The Case of Ware V. The Valley Stream School District and the Commissioner of Education of the State of New York
by Jeremy Francis - 233 /
The Secret Success of Robert Townsend and The Setauket Spy Ring
by Carmen Granda - 242 /
David Frothingham’s Long Island Herald: 1791-1798
by Heather R. McIlvaine - 249 /
REVIEWS - 254 /
Tom Twomey. Exploring the Past: Writings from 1798 to 1896 Relating to the History of the Town of East Hampton
by Hugh R. King /
Harvey Aronson, ed. How Long Island Inspired America to Fly.
Joshua Stoff. Transatlantic Flight: A Picture History 1873-1939
by Roger Seybel /
Salvatore J. LaGumina. Images of America: Long Island Italians
by Frank J. Cavaioli /
Joan Gay Kent. Discovering Sands Point: Its History, Its People, Its Places
by Natalie A. Naylor /
Candace Ward, ed. New York City Museum Guide, 2nd Rev. ed.
by Joshua Ruff /
BOOK NOTES - 266
