The book of the outstanding researcher of the Zaporizhzhya region Yakov Pavlovich Novitsky is dedicated to the island of Khortytsya - the cradle of the Zaporizhzhya Cossacks. The publication is illustrated with unique photographs from the author's collection, which have not been published before, and photographs of modern Zaporozhye photo artists. The book is designed for scientists, students, schoolchildren, everyone who is interested in the history of the Zaporizhzhya region, the Zaporizhzhya Cossacks.