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Bridget O’Herlihy is about to freeze to death on the deck of the shipwrecked Mexico, 200 yards from the shining silver sands of a barrier beach 3000 miles from Ireland. Is it her feeble prayers, her plucky resourcefulness, or the mystical power of the relic she holds that delivers her from a certain doom?
Silver Strand The Long Beach Saga is a work of historical fiction telling the story of a beautiful island off the coast of Long Island. The book traces the history of Long Beach from the 1837 shipwreck through Superstorm Sandy in 2012, paralleled by the mystery of the lost Staff of St. Patrick via tales of:
- The Long Island Rail Road’s Gilded Age 1880 Long Beach Hotel
- The birth of a beach resort for the moneyed set by William H. Reynolds in 1907
- Irene and Vernon Castles’ Tango mania on the boardwalk in the 1910s
- Bootlegging and rumrunning during the Roaring 20s
- Growth to a village and city
- Navy town during World War II
- Ocean playground throughout
Riptides' Site Historical Quiz
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Historical figures in Silver Strand The Long Beach Saga
Rave reviews for Silver Strand The Long Beach Saga
Nancy Soloman
Great history and stories of baymen and hotels
As an author of a book about bay houses, Silver Strand captures the lore of baymen, bay houses and the different perspectives of those who live on land. The characters are authentic, and the description of the south shore during the 19th and early 20th century is spot on.