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Around Utica
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Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Around Oswego
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Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%With Around Oswego, readers are invited to experience satisfying glimpses of over one hundred years of history and change.
Active as a busy commercial port city in the 1880s, Oswego would redefine itself as a recreation and tourist destination by the 1980s. This evolution is witnessed through text and pictures, as factories, textile mills, lumber docks, coal trestles, and schooners were replaced with pleasure boats, marinas, hotels, restaurants, and parks. Familiar as well as rare and previously unpublished images document changes in the local landscape. Readers will meet some of Oswego's citizens, from international industrialist Thomas Kingford and Medal of Honor recipient and reformer Dr. Mary E. Walker, to soldiers and factory workers. Celebrate the opening of a turn-of-the-century playground, watch a circus parade, and enjoy a quiet picnic scene on a since-vanished shore line. Discover the outside world's interest in Oswego with photographs from United Nations Week in June 1943, and the World War II refugee center at Fort Ontario.
Whaling on Long Island
9781467115773
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Buffalo's East Side Industry
9781467134897
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%When Buffalo was incorporated as a city, the East Side represented a vast forested area and farmland that would one day be booming with industry.
By 1832, the beginnings of the major arterials of Genesee, Sycamore, Broadway, William, Clinton, and Seneca were there. These streets were laid out in 1826 and represented the seeds of the East Side's explosive growth. The development of railroads and the Buffalo Belt Line, constructed in 1883, created a semicircle pattern that outlined the East Side. Industries began sprouting up, eager to use their proximity to the belt line to transport wares all over the country. Immigrants from Germany, Poland, and Ireland, along with African Americans from northern and southern states, began establishing their lives around these industries. Access to land, water, roads, and rail lines and eager immigrants and natives looking for work led to the development of Buffalo's East Side industry, an immensely diverse industrial base and workforce.
Patchogue
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Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%With timeless images and a thoroughly researched and informative text, Patchogue is sure to be enjoyed by young and old, resident and visitor alike
As a continuation of the first volume, Patchogue Volume II returns to the beginning of the century to explore the town's development as a business center for the eastern region of Long Island and to provide another fascinating glimpse into the history of Patchogue and the lives of its residents. Patchogue Volume II serves as a legacy for future generations and a valuable tool in teaching the history of the town.
Poughkeepsie Potters and the Plague
9780738508719
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The Hudson River school of painting traces its roots to the valley, as does a unique
decorative style of stoneware--preserve pots and jugs with scenes of birds, flowers, and
animals that were part of the potter's life. While the Hudson River paintings, usually
commissioned by wealthy landowners, have achieved universal acclaim, the utilitarian
stoneware, owned by even the least successful merchants and farmers, has been widely
collected but little understood.
Poughkeepsie Potters and the Plague makes an important contribution toward an
understanding of the stoneware tradition of the Hudson Valley. Based on years of
research, it uncovers for the first time the significance of early stoneware production
at Poughkeepsie and outlines its one-hundred-year history. Astonishingly, its early
beginnings may be attributed to a series of yellow-fever epidemics that struck New
York City during the 1795-1805 period. These epidemics forced a migration of
people away from the beleaguered city to places such as Poughkeepsie. Poughkeepsie
Potters and the Plague began with a dated butter pot that was made by the first
stoneware potters of Poughkeepsie as a tribute to the epidemic victims of New York
City in 1798--a single piece of pottery transcending time and location to bring to
life the historical triumph of the enduring human spirit.
Harlem Valley Pathways
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Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The residents of Harlem Valley have shaped both the history and culture of our nation with bravery and integrity.
Quakers in the Harlem Valley stood firm against slavery, and the Amenia Conference, organized by Joel Spingarn, strengthened the NAACP. The Harlem Valley served as a transportation center, linking New England to the west, and was also a major supplier of iron ore in the eighteenth century. Well known for their educational endeavors, the residents of Harlem Valley established one of the oldest libraries in the state of New York. The images in this collection were made available through the efforts of many groups in the Harlem Valley area, including the historical societies of North East, Little Nine Partners, Amenia, Dover, Dutchess County, and Pawling and Quaker Hill. Join Joyce Ghee and Joan Spence for a remarkable trip down memory lane to the wonders of the Harlem Valley. This historic collection of images will serve as a valuable tool in discovering and understanding the area's history as well as appreciating its beauty. Harlem Valley Pathways is sure to be enjoyed for generations to come.
Carlton and Point Breeze
9780738545509
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Fire Island
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Regular price $19.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Richmond Hill
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Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Picturesque Richmond Hill evolved after the Civil War on land where orchards once blossomed and cattle once grazed.
Nestled in the shadow of New York City, it is one of the city's first planned communities. The Victorian era saw the construction of Queen Anne-style mansions, and the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883 brought expansion and increased traffic. Soon, newspapers began boasting about the many parks, grassy lawns, tasteful homes, and proud residents heralding a promising future. Richmond Hill contains more than two hundred vintage photographs to illustrate the unique history of the community. The oldest eatery in Queens, the Hofbrau Restaurant, was the favorite hangout of Mae West, Babe Ruth, and many others. Baseball great Phil Rizzuto made Richmond Hill his home, as did the Marx Brothers, author Amelia Edith Barr, and photojournalist Jacob Riis. Important political events took place in Richmond Hill, such as the newly rediscovered address made in 1903 by Pres. Theodore Roosevelt, as well as cultural milestones, such as the composition of ""When Irish Eyes Are Smiling"" at the Hofbrau Restaurant. Richmond Hill includes these and countless other stories that make up its rich, unique history.
Mahopac
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Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%From a strategic location in the American Revolution to a resort town for New York City elite, this collection highlights the successes and daily life of Mahopac's bygone eras.
Mahopac's first known colonial settlement was founded near the large lake bearing the Algonquian name ""Macookpack"" around 1740. During the American Revolution, the area served as an important logistical center and supply depot for the American cause, despite not seeing any battles. Following the war, the hamlet developed into an early kind of farmer's market, supplying goods and produce¬--especially dairy items--region-wide. By the mid-19th century, Mahopac became a resort destination with many large hotels and boardinghouses, largely thanks to its beautiful lakes. Arrival of the railroad to Mahopac in 1872 further supported tourism in the lakeside resorts as travelers from New York City could now reach Lake Mahopac within a few hours. Drawing from the archives of the Carmel Historical Society, Putnam County Historian's Office, and the collections of the authors and others, Mahopacisn't just a history of a small town in New York State, but a history of the value that the United States is able to produce.