For anyone interested in Staten Island history, I received this email today from a former professor who is a very knowledgeable Staten Island Historian...she has written many books on the history of Staten Island ...and this one seems very interesting: The History Press invites you to attend a celebratory book signing of: Staten Island Slayings: Murderers and Mysteries of the Forgotten Borough by Patricia M. Salmon Sunday, October 26, 2014, 2:00 p.m. at the Noble Maritime Collection Staten Island has had its share of violence as it transformed from a sleepy community to an urban outer borough. The 1920 discovery of a woman’s body at West New Brighton by two young boys walking their dog remains unsolved. An inmate at Sailors’ Snug Harbor - a retirement home for seamen - shot a preacher in cold blood. Shocking stories of killers and their victims have been buried in Staten Island’s otherwise pleasant past. From the handsome soldier convicted in his Russian wife’s shooting in New Dorp Beach, to the New Brighton guard beaten to death while protecting seized whiskey during Prohibition, local historian Patricia Salmon uncovers Staten Island’s most infamous tales. The Noble Maritime Collection is located at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center Campus. If you would like to attend, you can just let me know.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 23:29:15 +0000
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