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  • - Four Centuries of History on Long Island's North and South Forks
    by Marilyn E. Weigold
    £19.49 - 24.49

    Bordered on the south by the Atlantic Ocean and on the north by Long Island Sound, the Peconic Bay region has only recently been recognized for its environmental and economic significance. Peconic Bay examines the past 400 years of the region's history, tracing the growth of the fishing industry, the rise of tourism, and the impact of a military presence in the wake of September 11.

  • - A History
    by Sally E. Svenson
    £59.49

    Tells the story of the many African Americans who settled in or passed through this rural, mountainous region of northeastern New York State. From blacks who settled on land gifted to them, to those who worked as waiters in resort hotels, Svenson chronicles their rich and varied experiences, with an emphasis on the 100 years between 1850 and 1950.

  • by Allan S. Everest
    £19.49

    Moses Hazen was one of the leading agents of the Continental Congress in the efforts to recruit Canadians from Quebec and Nova Scotia. This book is more than a biography of Hazen; it is also the story of the Canadians who left their homes, farms, and businesses to join the Continental Army.

  • - Francis Adrian Van der Kemp
    by Harry F. Jackson
    £19.49

    Francis Adrian Van der Kemp was a writer, minister, and political leader of prominence in his native Holland when he fled from persecution to settle in upstate New York. He became one of the area's important citizens during its formative period. This is an absorbing biography of an influential citizen and resident of central New York State.

  • - Origins of Juvenile Reform in New York State, 1815-1857
    by Robert S. Pickett
    £19.49

    The New York House of Refuge, the first institution in America to deal with the juvenile delinquent as a special problem, opened its doors in 1825. Concerned with the plight of the children who roamed the streets, the institution was founded to rehabilitate "deviant" adolescents. This is the story of the critical early years of juvenile reform.

  • - 35 Historic Upstate New York Homes
    by Chuck D'Imperio
    £28.99 - 72.49

    Takes readers on a unique tour of some of the most fascinating historic homes across the state. From the neoclassical mansion of the Clarke family in Cooperstown to the ramshackle Catskill Mountains cottage of naturalist John Burroughs, this book offers the architectural and historic background of New York's more famous residences.

  • - Art, Scandal, and Architecture in Gilded Age New York
    by Suzanne Hinman
    £25.49

    Tells the remarkable story behind the construction of the second, 1890, Madison Square Garden and the controversial sculpture that crowned it. Set amid the magnificent achievements of nineteenth-century American art and architecture, the book delves into the fascinating private lives of the era's most prominent architect and sculptor.

  • - A Walker's Book of Days
    by Nina Shengold
    £24.49 - 55.49

    Quietly transformative, Reservoir Year encourages readers to find their own ways to unplug and slow down, reconnecting with nature, reviving old passions and sparking some new ones along the path.

  • - High Life and Low Life from 1850 to 1950
    by Lloyd Morris
    £19.49

    This is the entertaining story of New York City's social life and customs over the period 1850 to 1950.

  • - A Story of Faith, Courage, and Determination
    by Dave Allen & John Robinson
    £28.49

    Growing up, John Robinson never considered himself an inspiration to others. He was born a congenital amputee and stands three foot eight as an adult. In this book, he writes in an honest, personal voice, showing that a disability does not have to get in the way of an education, a career, a family, or one of his favorite hobbies, golf.

  • - Native and Naturalized
    by Donald J Leopold
    £45.99

    A comprehensive identification guide to nearly 150 tree species of New York, the north-east and much of eastern North America. Entries include key indentification characteristics and information on leaves, flowers, fruit, winter characteristics and bark, as well as habitat, range and uses.

  • by Jason Emerson & Erica Barnes
    £21.49

  • by Douglas V. Armstrong
    £45.99 - 97.99

  • - Exploring New York Folk Life
    by Louis Clark Jones
    £17.49

    The fourteen articles collected here reflect regionlist Jones's love of New York State, where his roots run deep, as he explores the landscape, preservation, folk art, folk medicine, ghosts, werewolves, the devil, and a topic with special fascination for him- murder.

  • - A Story of Man and Nature
    by Jane Eblen Keller
    £24.49

    An account of the history of the nation's largest public park includes how man's changing attitudes toward nature have affected our interaction with the park.

  • - Rose Pastor Stokes, Anzia Yezierska, Sonya Levien, and Jetta Goudal
    by Alan Robert Ginsberg
    £87.49

    Probes the entangled lives, works, and passions of a political activist, a novelist, a screenwriter, and a movie actress who collaborated in 1920s New York City. Together they created the shape-shifting, genre-crossing Salome of the Tenements, first a popular novel and then a Hollywood movie.

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