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Recent Books About New York State

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400 Years of New York History: A Pictorial Guide

January 1, 2022 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

400 years of new york historyBook purchases made through this link support New York Almanack’s mission to report new publications relevant to New York State.

The first volume of the new book series 400 Years of New York History: A Pictorial Guide (Pictorial History Press, 2020) by Sasha Vosk is a one-of-a-kind illustrated guide that offers readers an opportunity to view New York City’s history in a manner that has not been possible until now with the benefit of 21st century art technology. This volume covers the period of New Amsterdam, when the Dutch controlled the city as part of their colony of New Netherland. [Read more…] about 400 Years of New York History: A Pictorial Guide

Filed Under: Books, History, New York City Tagged With: Dutch History, New Amsterdam, New Netherland, New York City

The History of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s ‘The Secret Garden’

December 31, 2021 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, garden historian Marta McDowell, author of Unearthing the Secret Garden: The Plants and Places That Inspired Frances Hodgson Burnett (Timber Press, 2021), a deep look at the classic children’s book The Secret Garden (1911). [Read more…] about The History of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s ‘The Secret Garden’

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: Books, Podcasts

Finding Missing Judge Joseph Crater (Historians Podcast)

December 17, 2021 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, Stephen Riegel discusses his book Finding Judge Crater: A Life and Phenomenal Disappearance in Jazz Age NY (USRYC, 2021).

Judge Joseph Crater was a New York State Supreme Court Justice who disappeared in New York City in 1930. [Read more…] about Finding Missing Judge Joseph Crater (Historians Podcast)

Filed Under: Books, History, New York City Tagged With: Crime and Justice, Legal History, New York City, Podcasts, Political History, Supreme Court

New Book Reveals Inaccurately Told & Long-Forgotten Cazenovia Tales

December 11, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Bear Tree book cover WEBBook purchases made through this link support New York Almanack’s mission to report new publications relevant to New York State.

The new book The Bear Tree and Other Stories from Cazenovia’s History (USYRC, 2021) by Erica Barnes and Jason Emerson looks at the historic lakeside village of Cazenovia, Madison County, in the scenic Finger Lakes region, one of the jewels of Central New York. [Read more…] about New Book Reveals Inaccurately Told & Long-Forgotten Cazenovia Tales

Filed Under: Books, History, Western NY Tagged With: Cazenovia, Finger Lakes, Madison County

Alice Green’s New Book Covers Social Justice Activism

December 9, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

We Who Believe in FreedomThe new book We Who Believe in Freedom: Activism and the Struggle for Social Justice (King Jesus Press LLC, 2021) by Alice Green, with foreward by Paul Grondahl, is an inspirational book that exposes readers to weighty topics such as police abuse and accountability, criminal justice and prison reform, and political abuse of power in Albany, NY.

The book, part memoir and part history, Green deals with these topics through her life experiences as a life-long advocate, highlighting the impact they have had on Albany’s black communities since the early days of enslavement, up to the present. [Read more…] about Alice Green’s New Book Covers Social Justice Activism

Filed Under: Books, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Albany, Books, Crime and Justice

A Sullivan County Classic Reissued in Time for the Holidays

December 7, 2021 by John Conway 1 Comment

To The Mountains by RailIt was back in August of 2010 that Myron Gittell received the first proof of the reprint he had decided to finance of the iconic book about Sullivan County, Manville B. Wakefield’s To The Mountains by Rail.

Gittell found the quality of that proof to be unacceptable, as were approximately 20 proofs he would look at thereafter, but he did not give up. Having received permission from Wakefield’s widow Barbara to reprint the 1970 classic, he was determined to get it done. [Read more…] about A Sullivan County Classic Reissued in Time for the Holidays

Filed Under: Books, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Catskills, O&W Railway Historical Society, Sullivan County, Sullivan County Historical Society

New Book Sheds Light on Jazz Age Disappearance of a NY Judge

December 6, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Finding Judge CraterBook purchases made through this link support New York Almanack’s mission to report new publications relevant to New York State.

The new book Finding Judge Crater: A Life and Phenomenal Disappearance in Jazz Age New York (Syracuse University Press, 2021) by Stephen J. Riegel is a fascinating chronicle of the life, times, and notorious disappearance of Judge Joseph F. Crater in Jazz Age Manhattan. [Read more…] about New Book Sheds Light on Jazz Age Disappearance of a NY Judge

Filed Under: Books, History, New York City Tagged With: Crime and Justice, Legal History, Manhattan, New York City, NYPD, Tammany Hall

New Book On Boat Building, Boatyards of Long Island

December 3, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Boat Building and Boat Yards of Long Island A Tribute to TraditionBook purchases made through this link support New York Almanack’s mission to report new publications relevant to New York State.

For centuries, residents of New York have built watercraft and waterfront facilities to transport people and goods locally, nationally and internationally. For residents of the area, boating was a way of life, providing employment, recreation, and transportation. [Read more…] about New Book On Boat Building, Boatyards of Long Island

Filed Under: Books, History, New York City Tagged With: boating, Long Island, Long Island Traditions, Maritime History

New York Lunatic Asylum at Utica: A History of Old Main

December 3, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Old Main Book CoverBook purchases made through this link support New York Almanack’s mission to report new publications relevant to New York State.

The book The New York Lunatic Asylum at Utica: A History of Old Main (North Country Books, 2015) by Dennis Webster looks at the New York State Lunatic Asylum at Utica, also known as “Old Main,” which opened in 1843 as the first institution of its kind to treat “madness” as a medical illness, not a curse.

Although closed in 1978, the building was placed in the National Register of Historic Places, and its iconic columns still fascinate the public today. [Read more…] about New York Lunatic Asylum at Utica: A History of Old Main

Filed Under: Books, Events, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Medical History, Oneida County, Oneida County History Center, Utica

Yellow Fever, Immunity, and Early New Orleans

November 30, 2021 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldIn 1803, the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France. This purchase included the vital port city of New Orleans. But the United States did not just acquire the city’s land, peoples, and wealth – the American government also inherited the city’s Yellow Fever problem.

In this episode of the Ben Franklin’s World podcast, Kathryn Olivarus, author of Necropolis: Disease, Power, and Capitalism in the Cotton Kingdom (Belknap Press, 2022), leads us on an exploration of yellow fever, immunity, and inequality in early New Orleans. [Read more…] about Yellow Fever, Immunity, and Early New Orleans

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: Cultural History, French History, Medical History, Podcasts, Science History, Social History

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