Recent Books About New York State

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Religion and the American Revolution

September 22, 2021 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

Investigations of the American Revolution often include explorations of politics, ideology, trade and taxation, imperial control, and social strife. What about religion?

What role did religion play in the American Revolution?

In this episode of Ben Franklin’s World: A Podcast About Early American History Katherine Carté, author of Religion and the American Revolution: An Imperial History (Omohundro Institute & UNC Press, 2021), joins us to investigate the role of religion in the American Revolution.

A New Biography of Henry Beekman Livingston

September 20, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

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The new book The Livingston Lion: Henry Beekman Livingston’s Revolution (Epigraph, 2021) by historian Geoff Benton is the first biography of Revolutionary War soldier Henry Beekman Livingston. [Read more…] about A New Biography of Henry Beekman Livingston

Paul Hetzler’s New Book Reveals Nature’s Funny Bone

September 18, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

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Longtime Canton, NY resident Paul Hetzler has published his second volume of humorous nature essays, Head Of The Class: Smarter than a Slime Mold – Nature’s Funny Bone Revealed (Self-published, 2021). [Read more…] about Paul Hetzler’s New Book Reveals Nature’s Funny Bone

New Attica Book Is Part History, Part Memoir

September 11, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

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The new book American Time Bomb: Attica, Sam Melville, and a Son’s Search for Answers (Chicago Review Press, 2021) by Joshua Melville tells the true story of a successful engineer turned bomber during the country’s biggest period of social unrest in modern history, likewise uncovering its parallels for today’s generation. [Read more…] about New Attica Book Is Part History, Part Memoir

Russell Banks Event Opening New Adirondack Center for Writing Space

September 9, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Nationally acclaimed author Russell Banks will read from his new novel, Foregone, and sign books on September 24th, at 7 pm to celebrate the opening of Adirondack Center for Writing’s new event space at 15 Broadway in Saranac Lake, NY.

Banks is the internationally acclaimed author of twenty-one works of fiction and non-fiction, including the novels Continental Drift, Rule of the Bone, The Book of Jamaica, Cloudsplitter, Lost Memory of Skin, and most recently, A Permanent Member of the Family, short stories, and Voyager: Travel Writings. [Read more…] about Russell Banks Event Opening New Adirondack Center for Writing Space

Woodstock’s Miriam Sanders Discussing New Book ‘Our Woodland Treasures’

August 26, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Historical Society of Woodstock will host Woodstock, NY, author Miriam Sanders for a discussion on her new book Our Woodland Treasures – Peaceful, Startling, Rambunctious & Amazing Animal & Plants (Station Hill Press, 2020) on Saturday, August 28th. [Read more…] about Woodstock’s Miriam Sanders Discussing New Book ‘Our Woodland Treasures’

18th Century Merchant Shipping in the Atlantic

August 25, 2021 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

By the eighteenth century, the Atlantic Ocean had become a busy highway of ships crisscrossing its waters.

What do we know about the ships that made these transatlantic voyages and connected the eighteenth-century British Atlantic world through trade, people, and information? [Read more…] about 18th Century Merchant Shipping in the Atlantic

The Coal Queen of Western Pennsylvania

August 20, 2021 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

This week on The Historians Podcast, Kimberly Hess discusses A Lesser Mortal: The Unexpected Life of Sarah Cochran (Books Fluent, 2021). Cochran lived in Pennsylvania and headed companies that processed coal and coke. A distant ancestor of Hess, Cochran advocated for women’s suffrage and was a philanthropist. [Read more…] about The Coal Queen of Western Pennsylvania

Slavery & Freedom in French Louisiana

August 11, 2021 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

The story of freedom in colonial New Orleans and Louisiana pivoted on the choices black women made to retain control of their bodies, families, and futures.

How did black women in colonial Louisiana navigate French and Spanish black and slavery codes to retain control of their bodies, families, and futures? [Read more…] about Slavery & Freedom in French Louisiana

4th Annual Albany Book Festival Planned For Sept 25th

August 10, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The 4th Annual Albany Book Festival, presented by the NYS Writers Institute at the University at Albany, will be held Saturday, September 25, on the University’s Uptown Campus, 1400 Washington Avenue.

The annual event is currently scheduled to be held in-person for the first time since 2019. Events will begin at 10:30 am and conclude at 5 pm. All events are free and open to the public. [Read more…] about 4th Annual Albany Book Festival Planned For Sept 25th