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The Archaeology of Harriet Tubman's Life in Freedom
Harriet Tubman's social activism as well as her efforts as a soldier, nurse, and spy have been retold in countless books and films and have justly elevated her to iconic status in …
Resting among Us
Too often, the lives and works of authors who called Upstate New York home are overshadowed by the icons of New York City. Resting among Us uncovers the region’s rich literary …
Reflections from Canoe Country
These reflections on canoe and kayak and ski journeys though the Adirondack Park, New York State, represent both observation of habitat and wildlife, and concern for its future …
Archer M. Huntington
At the turn of the twentieth century, New York City philanthropist, arts patron, and scholar Archer M. Huntington became the foremost collector and face of Spanish art in the …
Open House
Celebrated Upstate New York author Chuck D’Imperio takes readers on a unique tour of some of the most fascinating and little-known historic homes across the state. From the …
Tales My Father Never Told
Tales My Father Never Told
These are the memoirs, told in a series of vignettes, of the well-known author's childhood, spent between a big house on West 11th Street, New York and a thousand-acre summer place …
The African Burial Ground in New York City
In 1991, archaeologists in lower Manhattan unearthed a stunning discovery. Buried for more than 200 years was a communal cemetery containing the remains of up to 20,000 people.At …
Seneca Ray Stoddard
An exploration of the Adirondack photographic and literary work of Seneca Ray Stoddard. It examines how it influenced and was influenced by changing attitudes toward wilderness in …
Prints and Printmakers of New York State, 1825 1940
For well over a century, New York has been a microcosm of the art and craft of American printmaking. Until 1825, printmaking in America was almost entirely an artisan's craft. …
They're Off!
This is the story of how one of America's first national resorts gave birth to the first national sport of horse racing. It introduces a parade of champions and their spectacular …
Make a Way Somehow
This work reconstructs, from their own writings, the lives of African Americans in the small community of Geneva, New York, from its beginning in 1790 to the time of the civil …