{"product_id":"hidden-history-of-long-island-9781467136273","title":"Hidden History of Long Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLong Island's history is filled with fascinating firsts, magnificent mansions and captivating characters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Glenn Curtiss, the first pilot to fly a plane on the island, to Earle Ovington, who carried the country's first airmail, the\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePanchyk, Richard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Richard Panchyk knew he wanted to be a writer by the time he was seven years old. He made his first sale, a four-page handwritten trivia booklet written on a folded piece of looseleaf paper in runny blue ink, to a third-grade classmate for a nickel. A native of Elmhurst, Queens, Richard attended the prestigious Stuyvesant High School, where he took a class on the history of New York, and has been fascinated by the area's past ever since. He printed a small book of his poems at the age of nineteen and published his first book at the age of twenty-one. Since then he has published twenty-seven books, for a total of more than three thousand pages, including five titles on Long Island's history and seven titles on New York City's history. His first book for The History Press was published in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"History Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50504597045522,"sku":"9781467136273","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_034924d1-3e0a-4711-999c-3c13822fde85.jpg?v=1730823184","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hidden-history-of-long-island-9781467136273","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}