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Political History

Suffragist Kearns Family Is Subject Of Forthcoming Book

March 7, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

An Unfinished RevolutionAn Unfinished Revolution: Edna Buckman Kearns and the Struggle for Women’s Rights (SUNY Press, coming in June 2021) covers the life of a reporter and activist during a tumultuous time in American history — the early women’s rights movement. [Read more…] about Suffragist Kearns Family Is Subject Of Forthcoming Book

Filed Under: Books, History, New York City Tagged With: Books, Political History, Suffrage Movement, womens history

Presidential Pardon Power: What The Founders Thought

February 25, 2021 by Phil Brown 2 Comments

Washington_Constitutional_Convention_1787 Before President Trump retreated to Mar-a-Lago, the pundits were debating whether he would — or could, legally — pardon himself for any misdeeds committed in or out of office. Although he’s gone from the White House, the issue is not moot. [Read more…] about Presidential Pardon Power: What The Founders Thought

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Political History, politics

Long Crisis: New York City’s Path to Neoliberalism

February 25, 2021 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

The Long CrisisBook purchases made through this link support New York Almanack’s mission to report new publications relevant to New York State.

Newspaper headlines beginning in the mid-1960s blared that New York City, known as the greatest city in the world, was in trouble. They depicted a metropolis overcome by poverty and crime, substandard schools, unmanageable bureaucracy, ballooning budget deficits, deserting businesses, and a vanishing middle class. By the mid-1970s, New York faced a situation perhaps graver than the urban crisis: the city could no longer pay its bills and was tumbling toward bankruptcy. [Read more…] about Long Crisis: New York City’s Path to Neoliberalism

Filed Under: Books, History, New York City Tagged With: Books, New York City, Political History

Trump Impeachment Recalls Aaron Burr’s Treason

February 23, 2021 by James S. Kaplan 5 Comments

Donald Trump’s recent impeachment trial in which the President was accused of incitement of insurrection against the United States recalls to mind a case from more than 200 years ago.

In that case another New York politician, former Vice President Aaron Burr, whose personality was arguably not dissimilar from Donald Trump, was tried and acquitted of treason in 1807. [Read more…] about Trump Impeachment Recalls Aaron Burr’s Treason

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, New York City Tagged With: Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, George Clinton, Horatio Gates, Political History, politics, treason

A New Book on the Civil Rights Movement

February 21, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The 20th Century Civil Rights MovementBook purchases made through this link support New York Almanack’s mission to report new publications relevant to New York State. 

The new book 20th Century Civil Rights Movement: An Africana Studies Perspective (Kendall Hunt Publishing, 2021) by Dr. Mark Christian looks at the major aspects of the 20th Century Civil Rights Movement, featuring sources directly associated with those whom led and marched on the campaigns. [Read more…] about A New Book on the Civil Rights Movement

Filed Under: Books, History, New York City Tagged With: Black History, Books, Civil Rights, Political History

John Morrissey: Toward Setting The Record Straight

February 12, 2021 by John Warren Leave a Comment

Young John Morrissey detail from a painting held by the Saratoa History MuseumJohn Morrissey was born in Ireland on this day, February 12th, in 1831.

As a result of bigoted attacks by his political enemies being carried forward by later writers like Herbert Asbury in Gangs of New York (1928), he’s been falsely accused of being in criminal league with Tammany Hall, for leading “the dead rabbits gang,” and for being involved in the killing of the nativist William “Bill the Butcher” Poole. [Read more…] about John Morrissey: Toward Setting The Record Straight

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, New York City Tagged With: boxing, John Morrissey, NYC, Political History, Samuel Tilden, Sports History, Tammany Hall, Troy

Lincoln Scholar Offers New Revelations About Mary Todd Lincoln

February 11, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

An American MarriageBook purchases made through this link support New York Almanack’s mission to report new publications relevant to New York State.

The new book Lincoln scholar Michael Burlingame An American Marriage: The Untold Story of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd (Pegasus Books, 2021) explores an often overlooked aspect of the sixteenth president’s life, the tragic story of Abraham Lincoln’s marriage to Mary Todd. [Read more…] about Lincoln Scholar Offers New Revelations About Mary Todd Lincoln

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: Abe Lincoln, Books, Civil War, Political History

1774: The Long Year of Revolution (Podcast)

February 10, 2021 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldWhen we think of important years in the history of the American Revolution, we might think of years like 1765 and the Stamp Act Crisis, 1773 and the Tea Crisis, 1775 and the start of what would become the War for American Independence, or 1776, the year the United States declared independence.

[Read more…] about 1774: The Long Year of Revolution (Podcast)

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: American Revolution, AmRev, Cultural History, Military History, Podcasts, Political History

Slave To Soldier: George Martin’s Fight For Freedom

February 9, 2021 by Pete Ames 2 Comments

Martin George with flag 2 As the Town of Niagara Historian I’m researching the lives of those buried in one of our local cemeteries. Witmer Cemetery was originally the burying ground of the Witmer family, who settled here after arriving from Pennsylvania in 1811. The earliest gravestone in the cemetery is from 1828, but it’s estimated that about 200 people have been buried there since.

I began my research at the front row, where a toppled headstone marked the final resting place of George Martin and Jane, his wife. [Read more…] about Slave To Soldier: George Martin’s Fight For Freedom

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: Black History, Cemeteries, Civil War, Cultural History, Military History, Niagara County, Political History, Slavery, Social History, USCT

Charles Tuttle: FDR Opponent, Lake George Advocate

February 2, 2021 by Maury Thompson Leave a Comment

Charles H TuttleLake George lost a champion a half-century ago when the 91-year-old Charles H. Tuttle, the man who The Lake George Association honored as “Mr. Lake George,” died January 26th, 1971.

“His love for Lake George was an inspiration to all, including strangers as well as close friends,” the Ticonderoga Sentinel reported on February 4th. [Read more…] about Charles Tuttle: FDR Opponent, Lake George Advocate

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, New York City Tagged With: Crime and Justice, Lake George, Lake George Association, Political History, Prospect Mountain

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