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A fascinating collection of stories about this beloved Central New York village.

A collection of stories about the struggles and triumphs of the everyday men and women who define Syracuse.

Illustrates the ways we connect to our home and to each other via seasonal roads.

Quietly transformative, Reservoir Year encourages readers to find their own ways to unplug and reconnect.

A contemporary novel about a couple who give up life in New Jersey to become Adirondack innkeepers.

Written in the vernacular of the streets, a firsthand account of the author’s youth as a member of a boys’ gang in 1890s New York City.

Forthcoming Fall 2021

Finding Judge Crater A Life and Phenomenal Disappearance in Jazz Age New York Stephen J. Riegel A fascinating chronicle of the life, times, and notorious disappearance of Judge Joseph F. Crater in Jazz Age Manhattan.

"Riegel tackles one of the country’s most enduring and perplexing missing-person cases. His fascinating blend of history and mystery is a story to savor, enjoy and revisit."—Peter Quinn, author of The Man Who Never Returned "With his deep knowledge of New York politics and its judicial system, Stephen Riegel explains how Judge Crater rose to prominence, and what led to his disappearance."—Terry Golway, author of Machine Made: Tammany Hall and the Creation of Modern American Politics Paper $24.95 9780815611349 Hardcover $60.00s 9780815637196

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The Grandest Madison Square Garden Art, Scandal, and Architecture in Gilded Age New York Suzanne Hinman 2020 Victorian Society in America Book Award Winner "Hinman uses the construction of the second Madison Square Garden as an armature upon which to hang a depiction of the Gilded Age."—The Washington Post "Ought to be in collections devoted to New York City, the Gilded Age, architecture, art, and entertainment history. . . . Highly Recommended."—Choice "Hinman observes the complex lives of her subjects with assurance in this accessible study that will appeal to readers interested in late 19th-century American architecture and sculpture, New York City, and LGBTQ history."—Library Journal Paper $26.95 9780815611219 Hardcover $39.95 9780815611103

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The Archaeology of Harriet Tubman’s Life in Freedom

The African Burial Ground in New York City

Douglas V. Armstrong

Memory, Spirituality, and Space

An archaeological and historical examination of Harriet Tubman’s life of freedom in Central New York.

Andrea E. Frohne

“This much needed and welcomed new insight addresses Tubman’s later, post-Civil War years. Armstrong’s work demonstrates the power of archaeology to provide new information, rich context, and clarity to Tubman’s life in upstate New York.”—Cheryl Janifer LaRoche, author of Free Black Communities and the Underground Railroad: The Geography of Resistance Paper $49.95s 9780815637226 Hardcover $110.00x 9780815637363

Capturing the varied perspectives and the emotional tenor of the time, Frohne narrates the story of the African Burial Ground and the controversies surrounding urban commemoration.

“The strength of Frohne’s work lies in her analysis of maps and other primary sources combined with contemporary works to reconstruct the struggle of Africans and African Americans as they lived, died, and were buried in New York City during the colonial period, and the struggle to preserve that history and their remains in the twentieth and twenty-first century.”—Historical Geography Paper $49.95s 9780815634300 Hardcover $75.00x 9780815634010

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Rural Indigenousness A History of Iroquoian and Algonquian Peoples of the Adirondacks Melissa Otis Explores Indigenous and settler societal interaction in the Adirondacks over la longue durée.

“A more comprehensive study of the relationship between Native Americans and the Adirondacks than we have seen to date.

It shines a light on the rich history of Algonquian and Iroquoian people in the region and explores a variety of Native American experiences.”—The Adirondack Almanack “An important book that people with serious interest in the North Country will want to read.”—Adirondack Daily Enterprise “Otis has done an excellent job of making accessible a history that spans many centuries, crosses national borders, and engages such a range of sources and scholarship.”—New York History Paper $39.95s 9780815636007 Hardcover $70.00x 9780815635963

The Thomas Indian School and the “Irredeemable” Children of New York Keith R. Burich Offers new and significant insights into the role of Indian boarding schools and the effects of the boarding school experience on Indian children, families, and communities.

“Burich’s book fills a glaring gap in the fields of Indian education and Haudenosaunee history. It is accessible for undergraduate students and will add significantly to classroom explorations of Indian education by including state-mandated education in discussions that usually revolve around the Carlisle Industrial School and the federal system.”—Holly Rine, associate professor of history, Le Moyne College Paper $29.95s 9780815634362 Hardcover $59.95x 9780815634546

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Beaver River Country

Blacks in the Adirondacks

An Adirondack History

A History

Edward I. Pitts

Sally E. Svenson Afterword by Alice Paden Green

A vivid history of this remote section of the western Adirondacks and its inhabitants.

“Well-written and thoroughly researched, Edward Pitts’s Beaver River Country will be a welcome addition to any Adirondack bookshelf.”—Philip Terrie, author of Contested Terrain: A New History of Nature and People in the Adirondacks “A story of hope and despair, success and failure, and triumph and tragedy in an unforgiving but beautiful and captivating land.”

—Neal Burdick, Adirondack writer and editor Paper $24.95 9780815611332 Hardcover $70.00s 9780815637189

Winner of the Adirondack Literary Award for Best Book of Nonfiction “Svenson’s goal is to shed light on this relatively unmapped corner of Adirondack history. In this she succeeds admirably. The tale is often not a pretty one, but in the future no one will be able to talk or write about Adirondack social history without consulting this encyclopedic book.”—Adirondack Explorer “Svenson compiles the stories of Blacks in the Adirondacks in a thoroughly researched and interesting read, enriched by a poignant afterword from activist Alice Paden Green.”—Adirondack Life Paper $34.95 9780815610939 Hardcover $65.00s 9780815635550

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Adirondack history J. S. Wooley

A Paradise for Boys and Girls

Adirondack Photographer

Children’s Camps in the Adirondacks

Edited by Richard Timberlake and Philip G. Terrie

Hallie E. Bond, Joan Jacobs Brumberg, and Leslie Paris

“This book will satisfy those devoted to the Adirondack region, as well as anyone with an interest in the history of photography.”—Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Lavishly illustrated with historic photographs, including a directory of Adirondack camps, with brief descriptive notes for each of the camps. This volume offer readers a richer understanding of this singular region and its powerful connection to childhood.

Hardcover $49.95 9780815610960

Hardcover $39.95 9780815608226

Big Moose Lake in the Adirondacks

The Extraordinary Adirondack Journey of Clarence Petty

The Story of the Lake, the Land, and the People

Wilderness Guide, Pilot, and Conservationist

Edited by Jane A. Barlow

Christopher Angus

Transports the reader back in time to the days when steamboats, buckboards, and gas lighting were common.

“Clarence Petty’s life reads like a history of the Adirondacks. . . . Recommended.”—Choice Paper $19.95 978081508707

Hardcover $45.00 9780815607748

The Great Experiment in Conservation Voices from the Adirondack Park

Contested Terrain A New History of Nature and People in the Adirondacks, Second Edition

Edited by William F. Porter, Jon D. Erickson, and Ross S. Whaley

Philip G. Terrie

Winner of the Adirondack Book Award for NonFiction, Adirondack Writing Center

“The finest general Adirondack history yet written, the book to which all subsequent accounts will have to refer.”—New York Review of Books

Representing a remarkable achievement in environmental scholarship drawn from decades of research, this book captures the wisdom born of the last thirty years of the park’s evolution.

Paper $22.95 9780815609049

Hardcover $45.00s 9780815632313

Perspectives on the Adirondacks

The Adirondack Park

A Thirty-Year Struggle by People Protecting Their Treasure

Frank Graham, Jr.

Barbara McMartin “Explores the evolution of the regulatory regimes of the Department of Environmental Conservation and the Adirondack Park Agency through the reactions of organizations and individuals on differing sides of the political battles over the Park.”—Booknews

A Political History “Of the veritable outpouring of books about northern New York's Adirondack Park region published since the end of World War II, perhaps half a dozen merit the encomium 'indispensable.'

This book is one of them.”—William K. Verner Paper $19.95 9780815601920

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Declaring Disaster

FOIL

Buffalo's Blizzard of '77 and the Creation of FEMA

The Law and the Future of Public Information in New York

Timothy W. Kneeland

Brett Orzechowski

The story of Buffalo’s paralyzing storm of the century and the origins of FEMA. “Delivers and applies an array of perspectives that cleverly investigates elements of US disaster politics and management through telling the story of a vital NYS municipality befallen by an epic blizzard.”—Richard Sylves, author of Disaster Politics and Policy Paper $24.95 9780815611271 Hardcover $60.00s 9780815636991 Now available . . .

Lake Effect Tales of Large Lakes, Arctic Winds, and Recurrent Snows Mark Monmonier Hardcover $24.95 9780815610045

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A fascinating tour of a powerful New York State law that continues to impact residents.

“This book is written to be accessible to anyone interested in government transparency, administrative law, or New York politics and life in general. Recommended."—Choice “An engaging and informative read. Orzechowski deploys anecdotes skillfully, and he manages to bring the day-to-day workings of FOIL to life through a rich set of stories about requesters, reporters, public information officers, and the government officials whose records are sought.”—David Pozen, Columbia School of Law Paper $34.95s 9780815635901 Hardcover $65.00x 9780815635727

Peconic Bay

The Ministers’ War

Four Centuries of History on Long Island’s North and South Forks

John W. Mears, the Oneida Community, and the Crusade for Public Morality

Marilyn E. Weigold

Michael Doyle

A fascinating look at four hundred years of the social, economic and environmental history of Long Island's world famous East End.

A riveting account of Presbyterian minister John W. Mears's crusade against the Oneida Community.

“A vibrant recounting of 400 years of regional history.”—Long Island History Journal “An engrossing collage of folklore and facts that tells an abbreviated but well-curated episodic history of Long Island’s eastern forks.”—The East Hampton Star Paper $19.95 9780815609421 Hardcover $24.95 9780815610458

“Doyle’s small gem of a book should prove invaluable in facilitating discussions of ante- and postbellum America. Undergraduates will appreciate its clarity and brevity; general readers will find it fascinating.”—Northeast Popular and American Culture Association “A well-told story that will certainly be of interest to students of Oneida and others seeking a tightly focused case study of nineteenth-century moral reform.”—Journal of American History “A detailed account of the anti-Oneida campaign of the 1870s.

Although the book is specifically about the Oneida Community, it is likely to also be of interest to scholars and students of nineteenth-century reform movements and American religious history.”—Journal of the History of Sexuality Paper $19.95 9780815610984 Hardcover $50.00s 9780815635765 NEW YORK STATE AND ADIRONDACK BOOKS

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NEW YORK STATE BESTSELLERS AND

CLASSICS Ashbel P. Fitch

Allegany to Appomattox

Champion of Old New York

The Life and Letters of Private William Whitlock of the 188th New York Volunteers

David F. Remington “In this richly detailed study, Fitch emerges as a talented and principled politician who followed an independent course. . . .Remington has opened a window on a fascinating chapter of Gilded Age America.”—Edward O’Donnell, College of the Holy Cross, Massachusetts Hardcover $24.95 9780815609889

James K. McGuire Boy Mayor and Irish Nationalist Joseph E. Fahey “A well written, interesting portrait of a crafty American Irish politician and his people's love for their new home and the land of their heritage.”—Irish Literary Supplement Hardcover $24.95 9780815610328

Valgene Dunham "Though firmly rooted in Whitlock's home region of western New York, this unique insight into life as a Civil War soldier goes far beyond place and serves as a commentary on the human condition that is universally relatable."—The Hudson River Valley Review: A Journal of Regional Studies Hardcover $29.95 9780815610113

A Journey into Mohawk and Oneida Country, 1634-1635 The Journal of Harmen Meyndertsz Van Den Bogaert, Revised Edition Edited and Translated from the Dutch

by Charles T. Gehring, William A. Starna “What gives this edition a special place in the vast literature on Iroquoian studies is the careful translation of the text and the extensive scholarly notes.”—Choice Paper $19.95s 9780815633228

A Life

The War of 1812 in the Champlain Valley

Trudy Krisher

Allan S. Everest

“Krisher has breathed life back into a woman who died much too young. . . . A wonderfully written book of a life bound up in our country’s most traumatic hour. A must read!”—Historical Novel Society

As in wars past, and for similar reasons, Lake Champlain and the region surrounding Lower Canada, Vermont, and Upstate New York became one of the major theaters of military action.

Everest’s story shows us a war in microcosm and allows us a close-up experience of the small events that helped shape the destiny of a youthful and growing nation.

Fanny Seward

Hardcover $29.95 9780815610410

Paper $19.95s 9780815632580

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Auburn, New York The Entrepreneurs’ Frontier Scott W. Anderson Examines the early economic development of a vital area in central New York from its earliest American settlement until the late 19th century, when it had become a vital part of the Northeastern industrial core.

Hardcover $39.95 9780815610533

Stone Houses of Jefferson County Edited by Maureen Hubbard Barros, Brian W. Gorman, Robert A. Uhlig “A must for those interested in stone construction and architecture, and certainly for people like myself who live in stone homes.

It's of value to those fascinated by the history of northern New York.”—Adirondack Daily Enterprise Hardcover $49.95 9780815610489

Steel's A Forgotten Stock Market Scandal from the 1920s Dave Dyer “Dyer’s highly readable, concise account of Steel’s business career and his fabulous discovery, as well as presumed archival preservation of this valuable cache of Steel Sparks, will spark future conversations for business historians.”

—Business History Review Hardcover $24.95 9780815610120

Governors Island The Jewel of New York Harbor Ann L. Buttenwieser “A vivid reminder of the city's military past, and, above all, of the vast potential for this underappreciated and underutilized oasis.”—New York Times Bookshelf Hardcover $60.00 9780815609360

The St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project An Oral History of the Greatest Construction Show on Earth Claire Puccia Parham “An important work that adds to the collective knowledge of one of North America’s greatest international collaborative projects.”—The Michigan Historical Review Paper $24.95 9780815610731

Our Movie Houses A History of Film and Cinematic Innovation in Central New York Norman O. Keim Winner of the Theatre Historical Society of America’s Outstanding Book of the Year Award “If you love movie theaters and their history you'll want to explore this well-illustrated volume.”—Leonard Maltin Hardcover $24.95 9780815608967

The End of the Innocence

The Forestport Breaks

The 1964–1965 New York World’s Fair

A Nineteenth-Century Conspiracy along the Black River Canal

Lawrence R. Samuel “Captures the nebulous moods of the 19641965 New York World's Fair, an exposition full of the corporate, geopolitical, and racial contradictions of Gold War America.”—Journal of American History Paper $19.95 9780815609568

Michael Doyle “Carefully researched and nimbly written, Doyle’s account of a 19th-century conspiracy to sabotage part of the Erie Canal system is a delight to read. . . . History and mystery fans should enjoy this well told tale.”—Publishers Weekly Hardcover $24.95 9780815607724

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Take a road trip with Chuck D’Imperio

“D’Imperio gives readers dozens of reasons to explore all parts of upstate New York as they travel in search of palate-pleasing delights.”—The Saratogian

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houses, and Chuck D’Imperio has chosen his favorites.

As he did in his earlier books about museums and monuments, he provides thorough descriptions,

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“Upstate New York is studded with fascinating historic

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personal observations, and details about visits.

Get ready for some great road trips!”

—Beth Luey, author of At Home: Historic Houses of Eastern Massachusetts

a unique tour of some of the most fascinating and little-known historic homes across the state. From the stunning neoclassical mansion of the Clarke family tucked away on a hill in Cooperstown to the ramshackle Catskill Mountains cottage of famed naturalist John Burroughs, this book offers the architectural and historic background of New York’s more famous residences. Each one has an intriguing story, and D’Imperio invites us to learn not only about the homes but also about the influential people who lived in them. With detailed information on visiting hours, directions, and the author’s own notes, this guidebook is essential reading for all New York State history buffs and the ideal companion for your next upstate road trip.

Chuck D’Imperio is the author of several books about Upstate New York. His most recent titles include Unknown Museums of Upstate New York: A Guide to 50 Treasures and A Taste of Upstate New York: The

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Celebrated Upstate New York author Chuck D’Imperio takes readers on

People and the Stories behind 40 Food Favorites.

Cover: The Wadsworth Homestead, Geneseo, NY.

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Cover: Fort Orange, Rensselaerswijck (Albany, NY), circa 1650. © 2009 by Leonard F. Tantillo. From A Journey into Mohawk and Oneida Country, 1634-1635: The Journal of Harmen Meyndertsz Van Den Bogaert, Revised Edition. See page 10.

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