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Sweet Violets DVD

SWEET VIOLETS

A film by award-winning filmmaker Tobe Carey. This is an 40 minute mixed media documentary on DVD from the person who brought you DEEP WATER & THE CATSKILL MOUNTAIN HOUSE. Classic still photos and illustrations are interspersed with interviews of historians and authors familiar with the history of the Floral industry in Dutchess County. Rhinebeck was once the Violet capital of the world, and violets were the most popular cut flower. This is about the rise and fall of the violet's popularity, and the fortunes in the industry.

Music For A Garlic Festival

Music For A Garlic Festival CDROM

Edward Leavitt recorded the ragtime piano music he played for years at the local (Saugerties) Garlic Festival. CD includes 18 songs. To hear one, visit http://www.edwardleavitt.com, or buy this CD now to hear them all!

Legends and Lore of Sleepy Hollow and the Hudson Valley

Legends and Lore of Sleepy Hollow and the Hudson Valley

It is much more than Irvings Legend of Sleepy Hollow that will cause shivers for the reader, these tales are the dessert beneath Irvings frosting a multi-layered exploration into our famous (and not so famous) stories. 142 pages b&w and color illustrations paper

The Ellis Island Quiz Book

The Ellis Island Quiz Book

200 questions (dont 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

Adirondack Exploration for Kids and Families - History, Discover

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

Ulster County New York The Architecture History and Guide

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

Ulster County New York The Architecture History and Guide

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

THE HUDSON from Troy to the Battery

THE HUDSON from Troy to the Battery

by Capt. Stanley Wilcox & H.W. Van Loan. The Captain combines his 30 years experience on the Hudson with Van Loan's passion for the river to create a tour guide/travelogue/history of New York's most important river. Anecdotes, factoids and snippets of history wrap around small pictures of the highlights of a journey from Albany south, with the websites and contact info given for every location. A comprehensive and fun reference book you'll want to read. $17.95 180 pages Paperback 9x6

Where Did The Tracks Go - In the Catskills

Where Did The Tracks Go - In the Catskills

By Michael Kudish. This is the long anticipated fourth volume in the author's series on the railroads of New York. (the first 3 dealt with the Adirondacks) This volume covers the Catskill Region from the Hudson Valley to the West Pranch of the Delaware River. Railroads included are the Ulster & Delaware; the Delaware & Northern; the New York, Ontario & Western's Delhi Branch; and the Catskill Mountain Railroad with its connecting narrow-gauged lines in Greene County. Following the same format as the previous volumes, and containing as many highly detailed maps, this volume expands the author's invaluable reference of early railroads in New York State. 8.5x11 321 pages index 191 maps b&w photos Paper $25

A Catskill Catalog

A Catskill Catalog
By Bill Birns. This is a collection of 84 essays about Catskill Mountain people, places, stories and events; an exploration of Catskill life and culture across many generations. 7x10 200 pages (including a 15 page index) with a few b&w photos Paper.

Steamboats on the Hudson River in Postcards

By William H. Ewen Jr.. In this collection of vintage-photograph postcards, William H. Ewen Jr. explores the river's steamboat past. 15 pages Paperback

Steamboats on the Hudson River

Steamboats on the Hudson River

By William H. Ewen Jr.. The Hudson River was the cradle of American steamboating. While many people think of steamboats on inland rivers like the Mississippi, the type of steamboat that evolved on the Hudson was far more typical of those that operated throughout North America. From Robert Fulton's steamboat through the last steamer on the river almost 170 years later, these boats were an integral part of the life and commerce of the Hudson River valley. Whether it was a huge 400-foot side-wheeler, a small freight boat, excursion boats, or a ferry crossing, almost every river community was served by a steamboat. In Steamboats on the Hudson River, the author includes a wonderful selection of images, many never published before, from his personal and family collections, the Hudson River Maritime Museum, and other private sources. 6x9 129 pages b&w illus Paper

Charlies Civil War

Charlies Civil War

By Charles Brandegee Livingstone. Subtitled: A Privates Trail by Fire in the 5^th New York Volunteers Duryee Zouaves and 146^th New York Volunteer Infantry. Using richly descriptive letters, the author presents the story of one young man from his enlistment in the 5^th New York Infantry (Duryee Zouaves) through the 146^th, including his capture at the Wilderness and imprisonment at Andersonville and Florence. It is a valuable depiction of the common soldiers experience in the Civil War. 6x9 241 pages index, maps and b&w photos Paper

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

LOYAL HEARTS Histories of American Civil War Canines

Peter Force 5 series Vol 3

Peter Force 5 series Vol 3

Extracted from the history of all the Colonies for the years 1775 & 1776. Originally completed in 1840. Available in Adobe .pdf format for Mac or Windows users. Contains Vol 3 of the 3 volume Series Five.(Vols 1 & 2 available here too.) Also available elsewhere on this site: Vols I thru VI of series four. Searchable. Peter Force's American Archives in its entirety is called the "Most Important Colonial Reference", certainly one of the scarcest! (see www.hopefarm.com/peforce.htm for more info)

Peter Force 5 series Vol 2

Peter Force 5 series Vol 2

Extracted from the history of all the Colonies for the years 1775 & 1776. Originally completed in 1840. Available in Adobe .pdf format for Mac or Windows users. Contains Vol 2 of the 3 volume Series Five.(Vols 1 & 3 available here too.) Also available elsewhere on this site: Vols I thru VI of series four. Searchable. Peter Force's American Archives in its entirety is called the "Most Important Colonial Reference", certainly one of the scarcest! (see www.hopefarm.com/peforce.htm for more info)

Peter Force 5 series Vol 1

Peter Force 5 series Vol 1

Extracted from the history of all the Colonies for the years 1775 & 1776. Originally completed in 1840. Available in Adobe .pdf format for Mac or Windows users. Contains Vol I of the 3 volume Series Five.(Vols 2 & 3 available here too.) Also available elsewhere on this site: Vols I thru VI of series four. Searchable. Peter Force's American Archives in its entirety is called the "Most Important Colonial Reference", certainly one of the scarcest! (see www.hopefarm.com/peforce.htm for more info)

Peter Force 4 series Vol 6

Peter Force 4 series Vol 6

Extracted from the history of all the Colonies for the years 1775 & 1776. Originally completed in 1840. Available in Adobe .pdf format for Mac or Windows users. Contains Vol 6 of the 6 volume Series Four. Also available elsewhere on this site: Vols I, II, & III of series five. Searchable. Peter Force's American Archives in its entirety is called the "Most Important Colonial Reference", certainly one of the scarcest! (see www.hopefarm.com/peforce.htm for more info)

Peter Force 4 series Vol 5

Peter Force 4 series Vol 5

Extracted from the history of all the Colonies for the years 1775 & 1776. Originally completed in 1840. Available in Adobe .pdf format for Mac or Windows users. Contains Vol 5 of the 6 volume Series Four. Also available elsewhere on this site: Vols I, II, & III of series five. Searchable. Peter Force's American Archives in its entirety is called the "Most Important Colonial Reference", certainly one of the scarcest! (see www.hopefarm.com/peforce.htm for more info)

Hope Farm Press and Bookshop

Sweet Violets DVD

Music For A Garlic Festival

Legends and Lore of Sleepy Hollow and the Hudson Valley

The Ellis Island Quiz Book

Adirondack Exploration for Kids and Families - History, Discover

Ulster County New York The Architecture History and Guide

Ulster County New York The Architecture History and Guide

THE HUDSON from Troy to the Battery

Where Did The Tracks Go - In the Catskills

A Catskill Catalog

Steamboats on the Hudson River in Postcards

Steamboats on the Hudson River

Charlies Civil War

LOYAL HEARTS Histories of American Civil War Canines

LOYAL HEARTS Histories of American Civil War Canines

Peter Force 5 series Vol 3

Peter Force 5 series Vol 2

Peter Force 5 series Vol 1

Peter Force 4 series Vol 6

Peter Force 4 series Vol 5

Charlies Civil War