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Total Pages : 368 pages
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Download or read book Now and Then and Long Ago in Rockland County, New York written by and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 400 pages
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Download or read book Now and Then and Long Ago in Rockland County, New York written by and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : C. Russell Dunn
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438494696
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)
Download or read book Downstate New York Rock Walks written by C. Russell Dunn and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2023-11-01 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Downstate New York Rock Walks is both a hiking guidebook and a history book, calling attention to some of downstate New York's most spectacular and historic rocks: balanced rocks, perched rocks, rock shelters, talus caves, glacial potholes, split rocks, rock profiles, historic rocks, and massive, larger-than-life boulders. Many large glacial erratics have a history going back thousands of years to when they were moved to their present location by advancing glaciers. Many served as points of navigational reference at a time when the landscape was featureless and heavily forested, and still others were ceremonial sites for Native Americans. Rock shelters and talus caves have also been used for thousands of years by Native Americans and Europeans seeking refuge from the elements. It is important that these amazing natural wonders of stone be remembered and recorded before they are lost to collective memory or destroyed by the encroachment of civilization. Providing precise GPS location information along with length and degree of difficulty for each hike, Downstate New York Rock Walks will appeal to casual hikers, serious rock explorers, historians, geologists, and anyone wishing to explore some of nature’s greatest wonders within the reach of the lower Hudson River valley.
Author : Ren Vasiliev
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815607984
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (79 download)
Download or read book From Abbotts To Zurich written by Ren Vasiliev and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sangerfield: The town was established in 1795 on land originally owned by Jebediah Sanger who, wanting to have a new settlement named after him, promised a cask of rum for the first town meeting and 50 acres to the first church. The rum was drunk at the first town meeting in 1795. The Native American name for the site was Skanawis, "a long swamp." East New York: John Pitkin came here from Connecticut in 1835 and bought land that he developed. He chose this name to make people think that this place was the eastern end of New York City. Morganville: This place was named for William Morgan, a former Mason, who had written a book that supposedly revealed the secrets of Masonry. He disappeared in 1826, a possible murder victim. His disappearance sparked the anti-Masonic movement. From Abbotts to Zurich provides a provocative glimpse into the history of the region. It also tells the story of a young and growing nation, how it wanted to be identified, and how the people populating the land thought of themselves. The names are not just labels for locations, but they are cultural and historic guideposts to past ideas. Each place's origin is traced and studied, providing a reason for its name and hints at the origins of the people who originally settled there.
Author : Robert O. Binnewies
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
ISBN 13 : 0823293726
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (232 download)
Download or read book Palisades written by Robert O. Binnewies and published by Fordham Univ Press. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the famous and not-so-famous like-minded citizens all gave their time, expertise, and money to build a park legacy of incomparable benefit The Palisades park and historic site system in New York and New Jersey is a significant anchor-point for the spread of national and state parks across the nation. The challenge to protect these treasures began with a brutal blast of dynamite in the late nineteenth century and continues to this day. Palisades: The People’s Park presents the story of getting from zero protected acres to the rich tapestry that is today’s Palisades park system, located in the nation’s most densely populated metropolitan region. This is an account of huge determination, moments of crisis, caustic resistance to the very idea of conservation, glorious philanthropy, a steep learning curve, and responsibilities for guardianship passed with care from one generation to the next. Despite the involvement of men of great wealth and fame from its earliest beginnings, the Palisades Interstate Park Commission faced an early and ongoing struggle to arrange financial support from both the New York and New Jersey state governments for a park that would cross state lines. The conflicts between developers and conservationists, industrialists and wilderness enthusiasts, with their opposing views regarding the uses of natural resources required the commissioners of the PIPC to become skilled negotiators, assiduous fundraisers, and savvy participants in the political process. The efforts to create Palisades Interstate Park was prodigious, requiring more than 1,000 real estate transactions to establish Sterling Forest, to save Storm King Mountain, to preserve Lake Minnewaska, to protect Stony Point Battlefield and Washington’s headquarters, to open Bear Mountain and Harriman state parks, and to add the other sixteen parks to the Palisades Interstate Park System. Beginning with the efforts of Elizabeth Vermilye of the New Jersey Federation of Women’s Clubs, who enlisted President Theodore Roosevelt’s support to stop the blasting and quarrying of Palisades rock, author Robert Binnewies traces the story of the famous, including J. P. Morgan, the Rockefellers, and the Harrimans, as well as the not-so-famous men and women whose donations of time and money led to the preservation of New York and New Jersey’s most scenic and historic lands. The park experiment, begun in 1900, still stands as a dynamic model among the nation’s major environmental achievements.
Author : Helen Engel
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625840330
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)
Download or read book Remarkable Women in New York History written by Helen Engel and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the amazing women who have left their mark on the Empire State. The significant events in New York State history are well known to educators, students and New Yorkers alike. But often, the role that women played in these events has been overlooked. In this book, members of the American Association of University Women in New York State have meticulously researched the lives and actions of some of New York's finest women. Some of the names are renowned, like the great emancipator Harriet Tubman, who settled in Auburn, and some are less so, such as Linda Tetor, who fought for the rights of senior citizens in Steuben County and throughout the state. Discover the stories of these indomitable women who, from Long Island and Manhattan to Buffalo and Fredonia, have steered the course of New York's history from the colonial era through today.
Author : Myra B. Young Armstead
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791456729
Total Pages : 302 pages
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Download or read book Mighty Change, Tall Within written by Myra B. Young Armstead and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2003-01-30 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of African American presence in the Hudson Valley region from the colonial period to the present.
Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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Total Pages : 1098 pages
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Download or read book Catalogue of Copyright Entries written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 1098 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles F. Bryan, Jr.
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684863669
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (848 download)
Download or read book Eye of the Storm written by Charles F. Bryan, Jr. and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-05-07 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this historical treasure, now restored to posterity, text and drawings by a Union cartographer record the daily life of Civil war soldiers, the firsthand observation of officers, and the battles he witnessed from Yorkville to Bull Run. 85 full-color illustrations.
Author : Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317454154
Total Pages : 1918 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)
Download or read book The Underground Railroad written by Mary Ellen Snodgrass and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-03-26 with total page 1918 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The culmination of years of research in dozens of archives and libraries, this fascinating encyclopedia provides an unprecedented look at the network known as the Underground Railroad - that mysterious "system" of individuals and organizations that helped slaves escape the American South to freedom during the years before the Civil War. In operation as early as the 1500s and reaching its peak with the abolitionist movement of the antebellum period, the Underground Railroad saved countless lives and helped alter the course of American history. This is the most complete reference on the Underground Railroad ever published. It includes full coverage of the Railroad in both the United States and Canada, which was the ultimate destination of many of the escaping slaves. "The Underground Railroad: An Encyclopedia of People, Places, and Operations" explores the people, places, writings, laws, and organizations that made this network possible. More than 1,500 entries detail the families and personalities involved in the operation, and sidebars extract primary source materials for longer entries. This encyclopedia features extensive supporting materials, including maps with actual Underground Railroad escape routes, photos, a chronology, genealogies of those involved in the operation, a listing of Underground Railroad operatives by state or Canadian province, a "passenger" list of escaping slaves, and primary and secondary source bibliographies.
Author : Arthur Sidney Tompkins
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780282357627
Total Pages : 898 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (576 download)
Download or read book Historical Record to the Close of the Nineteenth Century of Rockland County, New York (Classic Reprint) written by Arthur Sidney Tompkins and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-17 with total page 898 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Historical Record to the Close of the Nineteenth Century of Rockland County, New York The history of what is now the county of Rockland, formerly part of the county of Orange, and the early history of this county after its sep aration from Orange county is as interesting as that of any county in the State. It is rich and teeming with events of the Revolutionary period, which should be read with the keenest interest by all who are today enjoying the fruits of the sacrifices and achievements of that period. This county is one of the five or six counties of the State that are directly and closely identified with the great struggle for independence. The British forces and the Continental Army camped and marched and fought over much of the territory of Rockland county. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Richard J. Koke
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1678008095
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (78 download)
Download or read book Corridor Through The Mountains written by Richard J. Koke and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Judith RICHARDSON
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674042704
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (427 download)
Download or read book Possessions written by Judith RICHARDSON and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cultural landscape of the Hudson River Valley is crowded with ghosts--the ghosts of Native Americans and Dutch colonists, of Revolutionary War soldiers and spies, of presidents, slaves, priests, and laborers. Possessions asks why this region just outside New York City became the locus for so many ghostly tales, and shows how these hauntings came to operate as a peculiar type of social memory whereby things lost, forgotten, or marginalized returned to claim possession of imaginations and territories. Reading Washington Irving's stories along with a diverse array of narratives from local folklore and regional writings, Judith Richardson explores the causes and consequences of Hudson Valley hauntings to reveal how ghosts both evolve from specific historical contexts and are conjured to serve the present needs of those they haunt. These tales of haunting, Richardson argues, are no mere echoes of the past but function in an ongoing, contentious politics of place. Through its tight geographical focus, Possessions illuminates problems of belonging and possessing that haunt the nation as a whole. Table of Contents: Introduction 1. "How Comes theHudson to this Unique Heritage?" 2. Irving's Web 3. The Colorful Career of a Ghost from Leeds 4. Local Characters 5. Possessing High Tor Mountain Epilogue: Hauntings without End Notes Index Reviews of this book: The author traces changing versions of several ghostly tales that mutated over time to reflect local conditions and controversies as well as national political issues like abolitionism. Richardson shows that, thanks to the Hudson Valley's long history of settlement, the 'legendizing impetus' created by Washington Irving, and the area's established position as a tourist destination, it inspired at least three sometimes overlapping traditions of hauntings: the 'aboriginal' Dutch and Indian hauntings, the Revolutionary War hauntings, and industrial hauntings, which are traced in Maxwell Anderson's High Tor (1937) and T. Coraghessan Boyle's World's End (1987). --J. J. Benardete, Choice Possessions is a rare and brilliant book that seamlessly combines history and literature--revealing how richly they can support one another. It is a great pleasure to read: both fluent and profound. --Alan Taylor, author of American Colonies and William Cooper's Town This is a lively, well-written, and engaging interdisciplinary study. Richardson pursues two main goals: probing in considerable detail a body of early national folklore and its modern revivals and testing some more general notions about the uses to which such lore is put in the periods when it is recovered, reshaped, and reinvigorated. It is smart without being condescending, locally inflected without exhibiting the least bit of piety - and, I think, quite suggestive for scholars looking at other domains far beyond the Hudson Valley. She gives us a way of understanding how the "local" has figured in the cultural construction of Americanness. --Wayne Franklin, author of Discoverers, Explorers, Settlers and The New World of James Fenimore Cooper
Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Copyright Office, Library of Congress
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Total Pages : 458 pages
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Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by Copyright Office, Library of Congress. This book was released on 1942 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes Part 1, Books, Group 1, Nos. 1-12 (1942)
Author : David Cole
Publisher : Рипол Классик
ISBN 13 : 5873988005
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (739 download)
Download or read book History of Rockland County, New York, with biographical sketches of its prominent men written by David Cole and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on 1884 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas Froncek
Publisher : Sheridan House, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1574091794
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (74 download)
Download or read book A Splendid Madness written by Thomas Froncek and published by Sheridan House, Inc.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Froncek has had a long career as a writer and editor, and now sails a Catalina 25 on Casco Bay and the Gulf of Maine.
Author : David Cole
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Total Pages : 770 pages
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Download or read book History of Rockland County, New York written by David Cole and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
