Author: Harold Thompson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780781252898
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Bonded Leather binding
Body, Boots and Britches
Author: Harold Thompson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780781252898
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Bonded Leather binding
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780781252898
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Bonded Leather binding
Body, Boots, and Britches
Author: Harold W. Thompson
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 9780815601609
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
A superb blend of good story-telling and sound scholarship this book provides a fascinating record of what “country New Yorkers” have had to say and sing about themselves as they made their way through three centuries. You'll find stories and songs about pioneers,” Injun fighters,” canallers, outlaws, “uncanny critters,” lumberjacks, farmers lovers, murderers, and tricksters. You’ll even be reminded that piracy and whaling are part of New York’s many-faceted tradition. One chapter examines the origins of New York’s strange place-names. Another is devoted to an engrossing account of New York’s proverbs and folk wisdom.
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 9780815601609
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
A superb blend of good story-telling and sound scholarship this book provides a fascinating record of what “country New Yorkers” have had to say and sing about themselves as they made their way through three centuries. You'll find stories and songs about pioneers,” Injun fighters,” canallers, outlaws, “uncanny critters,” lumberjacks, farmers lovers, murderers, and tricksters. You’ll even be reminded that piracy and whaling are part of New York’s many-faceted tradition. One chapter examines the origins of New York’s strange place-names. Another is devoted to an engrossing account of New York’s proverbs and folk wisdom.
Body, Boots & Britches, by Harold W. Thompson
Author: Harold William Thompson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folk songs, English
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folk songs, English
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Body, Boots & Britches
Author: Harold William Thompson
Publisher: Philadelphia ; Toronto : J.B. Lippincott
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
A collection of the ballads, folklore and local history of New York State.
Publisher: Philadelphia ; Toronto : J.B. Lippincott
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
A collection of the ballads, folklore and local history of New York State.
Body, Boots & Britches
Author: Harold William Thompson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American ballads and songs
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American ballads and songs
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Body, Boots and Britches, Folktales, Ballads and Speech from Country N.Y.
Author: Harold Thompson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Raging Erie
Author: Mark S. Ferrara
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231561253
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
The completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 was a monumental achievement. Linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, it transformed New York City into a hub of international trade, drove the rise of industrial cities in once sparsely populated areas, and accelerated the westward expansion of the United States. Yet few of the laborers who toiled along the canal shared in the prosperity it brought. Mark S. Ferrara tells the stories of the ordinary people who lived, worked, and died along the banks of the canal, emphasizing the forgotten role of the poor and working class in this epochal transformation. The Raging Erie chronicles the fates of the Native Americans whose land was appropriated for the canal, the European immigrants who bored its route through the wilderness, and the orphan children who drove draft animals that pulled boats around the clock. Ferrara also shows how the canal served as a conduit for the movement of new ideas and religions, a corridor for enslaved people seeking freedom via the Underground Railroad, and a spur for social reform movements that emerged in response to the poverty and suffering along its path. Brimming with vivid characters drawn from the underbelly of antebellum life, The Raging Erie explores the social dislocation and untold hardships at the heart of a major engineering feat, shedding light on the lives of the canallers who toiled on behalf of American expansion.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231561253
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
The completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 was a monumental achievement. Linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, it transformed New York City into a hub of international trade, drove the rise of industrial cities in once sparsely populated areas, and accelerated the westward expansion of the United States. Yet few of the laborers who toiled along the canal shared in the prosperity it brought. Mark S. Ferrara tells the stories of the ordinary people who lived, worked, and died along the banks of the canal, emphasizing the forgotten role of the poor and working class in this epochal transformation. The Raging Erie chronicles the fates of the Native Americans whose land was appropriated for the canal, the European immigrants who bored its route through the wilderness, and the orphan children who drove draft animals that pulled boats around the clock. Ferrara also shows how the canal served as a conduit for the movement of new ideas and religions, a corridor for enslaved people seeking freedom via the Underground Railroad, and a spur for social reform movements that emerged in response to the poverty and suffering along its path. Brimming with vivid characters drawn from the underbelly of antebellum life, The Raging Erie explores the social dislocation and untold hardships at the heart of a major engineering feat, shedding light on the lives of the canallers who toiled on behalf of American expansion.
The Erie Canal Sings
Author: Bill Hullfish
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439667136
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Life working along the banks of the Erie Canal is preserved in the songs of America's rich musical history. Thomas Allen's "Low Bridge, Everybody Down" has achieved iconic status in the American songbook, but its true story has never been told until now. Erie songs such as "The E-ri-e Is a-Risin'" would transform into "The C&O Is a-Risin'" as the song culture spread among a network of other canals, including the Chesapeake and Ohio and the Pennsylvania Main Line. As motors replaced mules and railroads emerged, the canal song tradition continued on Broadway stages and in folk music recordings. Author Bill Hullfish takes readers on a musical journey along New York's historic Erie Canal.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439667136
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Life working along the banks of the Erie Canal is preserved in the songs of America's rich musical history. Thomas Allen's "Low Bridge, Everybody Down" has achieved iconic status in the American songbook, but its true story has never been told until now. Erie songs such as "The E-ri-e Is a-Risin'" would transform into "The C&O Is a-Risin'" as the song culture spread among a network of other canals, including the Chesapeake and Ohio and the Pennsylvania Main Line. As motors replaced mules and railroads emerged, the canal song tradition continued on Broadway stages and in folk music recordings. Author Bill Hullfish takes readers on a musical journey along New York's historic Erie Canal.
An Annotated Reading List of United States Marine Corps History
Author: Harold A. Bivins
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Legends and Lore of Sleepy Hollow and the Hudson Valley
Author: Jonathan Kruk
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614233195
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
A storyteller examines Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and the lore that inspired it, as well as other local legends of the Hudson Valley. The story of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman is one of America's best-known fables, but what other stories does the Hudson Valley hold? Imps cause mischief on the Hudson River, a white lady haunts Raven Rock, Major Andre’s ghost seeks redemption and real headless Hessians search for their severed skulls. These mysterious and spooky tales from the region’s past inspired Irving and continue to captivate the imagination to this day. “Kruk has been enchanting audiences with his dramatic, enticing storytelling ability for 20 years.” —Suzanne Rothberg, Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow Patch
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614233195
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
A storyteller examines Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and the lore that inspired it, as well as other local legends of the Hudson Valley. The story of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman is one of America's best-known fables, but what other stories does the Hudson Valley hold? Imps cause mischief on the Hudson River, a white lady haunts Raven Rock, Major Andre’s ghost seeks redemption and real headless Hessians search for their severed skulls. These mysterious and spooky tales from the region’s past inspired Irving and continue to captivate the imagination to this day. “Kruk has been enchanting audiences with his dramatic, enticing storytelling ability for 20 years.” —Suzanne Rothberg, Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow Patch