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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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CANALS OF AMERICA

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The Artificial River, The Erie Canal and the Paradox of Progress, 1817-1862


by Carol Sheriff

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 251 PAGES

This scholarly volume explores antebellum social and cultural changes, focusing on the effects of the transportation revolution in upstate New York on the region's middle-class. (NYS84, $16.00)

Buffalo's Waterfront


by Thomas E. Leary

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A photohistory of the waterways of Buffalo, the western terminus of the Erie Canal, from its post-civil war industrial boom through the 1950s. Part of the Images of America series. (NYS82, $21.99)

Canals for a Nation: The Canal Era in the United States, 1790-1860


by Ronald E. Shaw

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

An authoritative, scholarly history of the short-lived heyday of canals and canal building. (USA98, $30.00)

The Hudson River

The Hudson River


by Gregg Miller

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 224 PAGES

One hundred panoramic photos capture the natural beauty of this majestic river and its attractions through the seasons. Produced in association with Scenic Hudson. (NYS73, $50.00)

The Hudson River in Literature, An Anthology

The Hudson River in Literature, An Anthology


by Arthur G. Adams

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 338 PAGES

A collection of poems and excerpts from novels and essays about life, work and travel on and near the Hudson before the 20th century. With 65 period illustrations of sites and homes. (NYC20, $27.00)

Life Along the Hudson


by Allan Keller | Alfred Marks

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

A brief, lively portrait of the Hudson from its discovery through modern times, with illustrations and tours through the region's stately mansions. (USE196, $30.00)

River of Mountains, A Canoe Journey Down the Hudson

River of Mountains, A Canoe Journey Down the Hudson


by Peter Lourie

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 327 PAGES

A detailed account of Lourie's three-week journey along the entire length of the Hudson River in a canoe from headwaters to the Statue of Liberty. Lourie interweaves the history of the river with charming descriptions and anecdotes. (USE72, $19.95)

 

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