Matthew Montelione's guest appearances

Matthew Montelione

The Long Island History Project

Walt Whitman

Robert Moses

Teddy Roosevelt

John Turner

Karen Rea

Peter Fox

Anna Smith

Mark Smith

David Morrison

Karl Grossman

Amanda Fairbanks

Erin Elizabeth

John Strong

Chris Vaccaro

Marguerite Kearns

OwlTail

Matthew Monelione is back to discuss his new fantasy comic book series set in Revolutionary War-era Long Island. If you are a fan of history, JRR Tolkien, or the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, you'll want to check it out. We discuss what it takes to produce an independent comic as well as Matt's on-going research into the Loyalist experience on Long Island. We also pitch a few ideas for new Long Island history comic series.  Further Research  Spirit Guild  @SpiritGuildBook @SpiritGuild on Instagram   Comix Central Patriots Against Loyalists on Eastern Long Island, 1775-1776 Episode 48: Floyds Like Us 

Matthew Monelione is back to discuss his new fantasy comic book series set in Revolutionary War-era Long Island. If you are a fan of history, JRR Tolkien, or the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, you'll want to check it out. We discuss what it takes to produce an independent comic as well as Matt's on-going research into the Loyalist experience on Long Island. We also pitch a few ideas for new Long Island history comic series.  Further Research <ul> <li><a href="https://www.spiritguildseries.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spirit Guild</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/SpiritGuildBook" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@SpiritGuildBook</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/spiritguild/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@SpiritGuild on Instagram</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.comixcentral.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Comix Central</a></li> <li><a href="https://allthingsliberty.com/2018/05/patriots-against-loyalists-on-eastern-long-island-1775-1776/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patriots Against Loyalists on Eastern Long Island, 1775-1776</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.longislandhistoryproject.org/floyds-like-us/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 48: Floyds Like Us</a></li> </ul>

Episode 76: Matthew Montelione and the Spirit Guild

Richard Floyd

If you were to name the most famous Floyd on Long Island before the outbreak of the Revolution, chances are it would not have been William Floyd. His cousin, Richard Floyd IV, cut a more striking figure: generous, hospitable, refined - with a thriving Mastic estate and powerful connections. Yet today, William has a parkway named after him and his home is part of the National Park system while Richard is erased from history. Wonder why? Join local historian Matthew Montelione as he relates the history of American Loyalist Richard IV and how the Revolution drove him apart from his family, his neighbors and his nation. Richard's story is part of our special series of episodes looking into Revolutionary War-era Long Island in honor of the final season of AMC's Turn: Washington's Spies. It turns out that Richard's fate is woven into that of the Culper Spy Ring. Richard's brother Benjamin lived in Seatauket and had some dubious ties to Abraham Woodhull. And not only did Brewster Caleb make it a point to raid Floyd's estate, Benjamin Tallmadge led a party of dragoons right to his doorstep, besieging the neighboring British Fort St. George on the Mastic peninsula. Hear all this and more, including our predictions on what the last scene in Turn will be. Further Research:  Richard Floyd IV: Long Island Loyalist Mastic Peninsula Historical Society Benjamin Tallmadge Historic Trail Memoir of Benjamin Tallmadge Other Turn episodes:  Morton Pennypacker: Long Island Spy Hunter     Save  Save  Save

If you were to name the most famous Floyd on Long Island before the outbreak of the Revolution, chances are it would not have been William Floyd. His cousin, Richard Floyd IV, cut a more striking figure: generous, hospitable, refined - with a thriving Mastic estate and powerful connections. Yet today, William has a parkway named after him and his home is part of the National Park system while Richard is erased from history. Wonder why? Join local historian Matthew Montelione as he relates the history of American Loyalist Richard IV and how the Revolution drove him apart from his family, his neighbors and his nation. Richard's story is part of our special series of episodes looking into Revolutionary War-era Long Island in honor of the final season of AMC's Turn: Washington's Spies. It turns out that Richard's fate is woven into that of the Culper Spy Ring. Richard's brother Benjamin lived in Seatauket and had some dubious ties to Abraham Woodhull. And not only did Brewster Caleb make it a point to raid Floyd's estate, Benjamin Tallmadge led a party of dragoons right to his doorstep, besieging the neighboring British Fort St. George on the Mastic peninsula. Hear all this and more, including our predictions on what the last scene in Turn will be. Further Research: <ul> <li><a href="https://lihj.cc.stonybrook.edu/2015/articles/richard-floyd-iv-long-island-loyalist/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Richard Floyd IV: Long Island Loyalist</a></li> <li><a href="http://mphistorical.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Mastic Peninsula Historical Society</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.btdistrict.org/id150.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Benjamin Tallmadge Historic Trail</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/memoirofcolbenja00tall" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Memoir of Benjamin Tallmadge</a></li> <li>Other Turn episodes: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.longislandhistoryproject.org/?p=2057" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Morton Pennypacker: Long Island Spy Hunter</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> Save Save Save

Episode 48: Matthew Montelione on Long Island Loyalist Richard Floyd IV