Amagansett is an intimate history of a coastal village whose
Dutch and English settlers arrived in 1860 to farm, fish, and
participate in "ye whale designe," and which is now a colorful part of
the Hamptons resort area.
T his striking collection of images, dating from 1853, describes
the community's part in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, and its
very personal experience with the Spanish-American War, when
25,000 soldiers landed here to recuperate from tropical diseases.
The storied fishing and whaling industry, as well as life-saving crews
and the...