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Historic Long Island
Historic Long Island – Rufus Rockwell Wilson Mr. Wilson’s account of the settlement of Long Island by the Dutch and English demands more description than we can give here. The author divides his subject into thirteen chapters, of which eight are devoted to the era of settlement and colonization, treating of the early Dutch pioneers […]
A History of the City of Buffalo and Niagara Falls
A History of the City of Buffalo and Niagara Falls – John Devoy This volume is the result of an earnest and conscientious effort to present in concise form a full history of Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and adjacent territory in Erie Conuty, containing an account of every event of importance from earliest times to the […]
History of Westchester County, New York, Volume 3 (Biographical)
History of Westchester County, New York, Volume 3 (Biographical) – Jürgen Beck (Hrsg.) Long before this work, here in an edition containing three volumes, two of them of biographical nature, was first published, the authors cherished the hope that it could be a genuine narrative history of the county and wanted to be personally instrumental […]
History of Westchester County, New York, Volume 2 (Biographical)
History of Westchester County, New York, Volume 2 (Biographical) – Jürgen Beck (Hrsg.) Long before this work, here in an edition containing three volumes, two of them of biographical nature, was first published, the authors cherished the hope that it could be a genuine narrative history of the county and wanted to be personally instrumental […]
History of Westchester County, New York, Volume 1
History of Westchester County, New York, Volume 1 – Frederic Shonnard, W. W. Spooner Long before this work, here in an edition containing three volumes, two of them of biographical nature, was first published, the authors cherished the hope that it could be a genuine narrative history of the county and wanted to be personally […]
The Story of the City of New York
The Story of the City of New York – Charles Burr Todd Since Washington Irving with delicious humor satirized the Dutchmen who founded New York, many writers have handled the history of America’s chief city. Notable among them has been Mrs. Lamb, and it was thought her work left nothing undone. Mr. Todd, how ever, […]
Old Steamboat Days On The Hudson River
Old Steamboat Days On The Hudson River – David Lear Buckman This is a short book that was originally called forth by a double anniversary, the centennial of the Fulton steamboat and the three hundredth anniversary of Hudson’s great discovery. The author has had the benefit of a long experience with the places which he […]
In Olde New York
In Olde New York – Charles Burr Todd Father Knickerbocker himself seems to come to life and tells of the people whom he knew and the incidents of which he was a part, with all the interest that comes of actual-personal participation. That is the feeling one gets in reading Mr. Todd’s description of old […]
Historical and descriptive sketches of Suffolk County, New York
Historical and descriptive sketches of Suffolk County, New York – Richard Mather Bayles Stephen Jenkins has chosen for the subject of this volume the oldest and most northerly of the post roads: that over which the first postrider went; which echoed to the war-whoop of the savage, saw the passage of soldiers during the French […]
The Greatest Street in the World
The Greatest Street in the World – Stephen Jenkins When all its phases are taken in the aggregate, Broadway holds a position that is unique and pre-eminent among the great avenues of the world. In this book Mr. Jenkins has presented the whole history of Broadway, old and new, through all the miles of its […]