Chapter 4 The Mecox Bay Affair

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Southampton 13
6. The Beach, the Lake, the Church and the Improvement Association 51
7. The Association and the Village Community 79
8. The Mecox Bay Affair 111
9. Mecox Redux 143
10. Early History of the Shinnecock Hills 175
11. Partition and Sale of the Hills 213
12. The Summer Colony Consolidated 1888–1900 255
13. The Betts Case 289
14. Epilogue 311
15. Maps 319
16. Notes 327
17. References 355
18. Index 359