Adirondack Exploration for Kids and Families - History, Discover
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Adirondack
Exploration for Kids and Families - History, Discovery & Fun Stories, fun
facts and activities to enchant children with
the plants, places, faces and animals that are uniquely Adirondack 105 pages
Paperback
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Legends and Lore of Sleepy Hollow and the Hudson Valley
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Legends and Lore of Sleepy Hollow and the Hudson Valley It
is much more than Irving’s Legend of Sleepy Hollow that will cause shivers for
the reader, these tales are the dessert beneath Irving’s frosting – a multi-layered
exploration into our famous (and not so famous) stories. 142 pages b&w and
color illustrations paper
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LOYAL HEARTS Histories of American Civil War Canines
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LOYAL HEARTS Histories
of American Civil War Canines
By Michael Zucchero
with a foreword by Patrick A. Schroeder.While many exotic mascots were adopted
by Civil War soldiers, dogs were the most common. Their loyalty and affection helped
many a soldier through the trials and tedium of combat. In this book, the
author tells the stories of such famous dogs as “Dog Jack,” “Harvey,” and “Sallie,”
as well as lesser known canines. For every documented dog in the field there
were a dozen others unreported. These 19 chapters represent the most extensive
work on Civil War Canines and shoud be in every dog lovers library. 6x9 184
pages, 57 photos, index Hardcover $25.00
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The Ellis Island Quiz Book
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The Ellis Island Quiz Book
200 questions (don’t worry – there are answers, too!) to help you teach youngsters about life as a new immigrant arriving in America at the turn of the century. 158 pages Paperback
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Ulster County New York The Architecture History and Guide
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Ulster County New York The Architecture History and Guide By William Rhoads. Both a guide book to take on your travels around the county's roads and a satisfying history book to read - quite an accomplishment by the author of Kingston - An Architectural Guide. Filled with photos, dates, architects, and a brief history of each structure, this town-by-town guide illustrates just how much history we drive past every day. 7x10 356 pages index footnotes Paper
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1609/2009 Quadricentenniel Poster Voyage of Henry Hudson
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Map/poster featuring the voyage of Henry Hudson in 1609 is available for the Hudson Valley 2009 Quadricentennial Celebration. This 18x24 4-color map with typographical details shows the route of the Half Moon using the actual measurements from the journals of Robert Juet. Excerpts of Juet?s Journals are included as sidebars on the map so the reader can follow along.18x24 glossy color NOTE - No US Mail flat rates for this rolled poster. |
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Albany Architecture A Guide to the City
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Albany architecture beckons us to explore this beautiful city. 6 x 9 |
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AN ENCHANTED LAND The Shawangunk Mountains
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By John E. Winkler, photographer. In this stunningly beautiful volume, over 100 color photographs pay homage to the Shawangunk Mountain area of New York State. Its breathtaking vistas, striking rock formations, and the diversity of flora and fauna are documented in an incredibly beautiful coffee-table photography book. 12x9.5 115 pages full color Cloth |
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At Home in the Hudson Valley
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By Allison Sellell, with photographs by Meredith Heuer. This goegeous coffee table book offers an intimate tour through some of the most exciting private homes in the Hudson Valley. From a church and farmhouses to original modern masterpieces, each of these is significant in its style, individuality, and acute sense of place. The 20 houses featured are owned by preeminent artists, architects, and preservationists, and are profusely illustrated with 240 color photographs. 10x10 191 pages Hardcover |
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Chimneys, Stoves and Slaves
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By Peter Sinclair. A preliminary report on the five-plate wall stove in the Mid-Hudson Valley, NY. 8 1/2x11 28 pages with extensive drawings Stapled |
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Dutch Colonial Homes in America
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By Gross, Piatt, Blackburn & Meeske. This lavishly illustrated volume provides an unprecedented look at 28 houses (plus 11 barns and other structures) built in the 17th and 18th centuries by Dutch Colonists in the northeastern United States, primarily in upstate New York, and along the Hudson Valley, on Long Island, Staten Island and in New Jersey. Interior and exterior photos, and photos and drawings of architectural elements, detail the construction and uses of these remarkable homes. This book will be in demand for a long time. 9.5x12 240 pages maps color photos, b&w drawings, index Cloth |
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Fire and Ice
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By Thomas Weston Fels. Subtitled: Treasures From the Photographic Collection of Frederick Church. Represents the best of the several thousand photographs and daguerreotypes Church collected at his home (Olana) on the Hudson River. 9.75x9.75 80 pages photos Cloth |
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Focus on the Land
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Foreword by James Howard Kunstler, Photography by Nate Simms. Subtitled: Images of Rensselaer County, New York. A full color photography books of the natural beauty of this primarily rural county across the Hudson River from Albany. BEAUTIFUL! 9.5x9.5 56 pages 50 color photos Paper |
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Frederic Church's Olana: Architecture and Landscape as Art
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With an introduction by Franklin Kelly. Olana's Persian-style house and 250 acres of romantically-designed grounds have been called the last great work of Hudson River School painter Frederick Edwin Church (1826-1900). Built high on a hill between 1870 and 1891, Olana is a personal vision of harmony between man and the American Landscape. 8.5x11 |
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Frederick Church
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By John K. Howat. This is the only comprehensive study of the artist available. It is lavishly illustrated and describes the artist's life and work as it details the ways in which he played a part in America's development during the nineteenth century. The author explains the rich complexities of the artist's major works and describes his international travels and the effects it had on his painting career. Full coffee-table size 10x12 213 pages full color photos of paintings, sculptures and Church's home, Olana. index Hardcover |
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From Vernacular to Spectacular
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By Harrison Meese, with an introduction by Roderic Blackburn. Subtitled: Function Follows Form: How Houses Changed Lifestyles of the Hudson Valley Dutch, 1700-1830. This follows the author's now out-of-print The Hudson Valley Dutch and Their Houses, but gets more into why the designs were changed and adapted to the meet the evolving needs of the residents. With 32 pages of full color photos of decors, architectural details and design elements to illustrate his lucid and compelling text. 8.5x11 160 pages index Paper |
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GEMS ON THE HUDSON The Grand Views
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By Terry Talley. A house-by-house tour of some of the most intriguing and historic homes of the Hudson River. This beautiful book features photos and in-depth stories of over 250 homes strung like gems in a magnificent necklace along the shores of the Hudson. 8.5x11 280 pages 330 full color photos, 145 illustrations leather-bound hardcover |
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Historic Houses of the Hudson Valley 1663 - 1915
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By Gregory Long with an introduction by James Ivory. A beautiful coffee table book of full color pictures with histories/descriptions of 34 Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountain (one house, Minnehaha, is in located in Onteora park) houses. The book is arranged in architectural chapters: Dutch, Neoclassical, Greek Revival, etc., and includes some well-known examples of public buildings such as the Bronck House and Olana, as-well-as some private residences, all located along the Hudson River between New York City and Albany. Absolutely stunning and informative - with fantastic interior and exterior details - a must-have for architecture buffs and historians, and anyone who likes the Hudson Valley. Includes a map, directions, and contact information for all 30+ open-to-the-public estates. 10x11 255 pages full color photos index Hardcover |
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HISTORIC HUDSON An Architectural Portrait
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By Byrne Fone. An incredible collection of more than 200 photographs, illustrations and maps depicting the City of Hudson's rich history and architectural heritage. From its 1785 charter, through the whaling, manufacturing and sin city reputation, to the current revival as a antiques center, Hudson's magnificent buildings survived to be documented here. 8.5x11 208 pages profusely illustrated Paper |
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Historic Photos of West Point
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West Point, New York, home of the United States Military Academy, is one of the nation?s most famous and unique landscapes. Established in 1802 to train engineer officers for the Army, West Point has for over two hundred years produced many of the country?s greatest leaders, including Ulysses S. Grant, Dwight D. Eisenhower, George S. Patton, and Douglas A. MacArthur. Using nearly two hundred historical photos from the Library of Congress, National Archives, and collections at the United States Military Academy, here is West Point as it was from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. These priceless, black-and-white photos highlight cadets in classrooms, during military training, and on the fields of friendly strife. West Point buildings long demolished are shown as they were when Eisenhower and MacArthur were cadets. Hardcover |
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