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HISTORIC HUDSON: An Architectural Portrait
by Black Dome Press  From an unlikely--but very successful--whaling and merchant seaport 120 miles from the sea, to a boom-and-bust factory town, and then to a depressed and failing city with a "frontier" reputation for prostitution, gambling, and official corruption, the city of Hudson, New York, founded on the shores of the upper Hudson River by New England Quakers in 1783, has recently blossomed into a vibrant antiques and arts center with a national reputation... Learn more The Book of Berkshire by Clark, Bryan  This locally written and published book is a Berkshire history replete with story, song and incident – with mention of good deeds, valor, chivalry and refinement. Learn more |
The Hudson: A History
by Lewis, Tom by Lewis, Tom Learn more HUDSON'S MERCHANTS and WHALERS:The Rise and Fall of a River Port, 1783-185 by Schram, Margaret B.  This is the remarkable story of the seaport far from the sea - the City of Hudson, 120 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, founded in 1783 by seafaring Quaker emigrants from Nantucket, Marthas Vineyard, and New Bedford who transformed a sleepy boat landing at the head of navigation on the Hudson River into a booming city and a bustling port that rivaled the port of New York City... Learn more |
The Trout Pool Paradox: The American Lives of Three Rivers
by Black, George  Two Connecticut rivers running in parallel valleys only a few miles apart have charted the course of American environmental, industrial, and social history, with strikingly different results. Both tributaries of the mighty Housatonic, the Shepaug and the Naugatuck have weathered development for nearly three centuries, but while the Naugatuck has suffered to the point of near-extinction, the Shepaug continues to flow seemingly untouched, offering some of the best fishing in the country... Learn moreHudson River Journey: Images from Lake Tear in the Clouds to New York Harbor by Truesdale, Hardie, Joanne Michaels  This photographic journey follows the path of the Hudson River from north to south, through the Catskills and the surrounding valley region, all the way to New York City... Learn more
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