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    LONG ISLAND NAVAL HISTORY IN WARTIME 

    LONG ISLAND NAVAL HISTORY IN WARTIME 

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    Bill Bleyer via Zoom

    This PowerPoint lecture will begin with the country’s first amphibious landing on Plum Island, and then move on to discuss the British blockade, including the wreck of HMS Culloden, and the Meigs, as well as other whaleboat raids. Submarine warfare and the wreck of the British 22-gun sloop-of-war Sylph during the War of 1812 will be considered, and the Confederate raiders capturing Union shipping just offshore during the Civil War will also be discussed. Finally, the sinking of the only American capital warship in World War I off Fire Island, and the U-boats dropping off spies and attacking commercial vessels during World War II will round out the program.  If you’ve always wondered whether some of the “war stories” you’ve heard might be true, join us to find out from the expert!

    [A Zoom link will be sent to you prior to each session, typically on the day before your class and the morning of your class.  If you have any questions or need help getting online, feel free to call us at 516-480-5733 and we’ll get right back to you with assistance.] 

     

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    About the lecturer(s)

    Bill Bleyer

    Bill Bleyer, a Hofstra University graduate, has taught economics and journalism there, as well as history at the naval architecture college, Webb Institute, in Glen Cove. He was also a prizewinning staff writer for Newsday for 33 years specializing in history and maritime issues before retiring in 2014 to write books and freelance for the newspaper and magazines. Bleyer is co-author, with Harrison Hunt, of Long Island and the Civil War (The History Press, 2015). He is the author of Sagamore Hill: Theodore Roosevelt’s Summer White House (The History Press, 2016); Fire Island Lighthouse: Long Island’s Welcoming Beacon (The History Press, 2017), and Long Island and the Sea: A Maritime History, (The History Press 2019); George Washington’s Long Island Spy Ring: A History and Tour Guide (The History Press, 2021), and The Sinking of the Steamboat Lexington on Long Island Sound (History Press, May 1, 2023).

    Lecture Details

    Program
    Fall 2024
    Sessions
    1 lecture(s)
    Day & Time
    Monday, 10:30-12 noon
    Date(s)
    Nov 18, 2024