Author: Susan Hutchison Tassin
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811749878
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Explores towns, settlements, forts, and other areas that have been completely deserted or brought back to life as tourist attractions.
New York Ghost Towns
Author: Susan Hutchison Tassin
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811749878
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Explores towns, settlements, forts, and other areas that have been completely deserted or brought back to life as tourist attractions.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811749878
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Explores towns, settlements, forts, and other areas that have been completely deserted or brought back to life as tourist attractions.
Jo. Sykes at Sharon Springs
Author: Jo Sykes
Publisher:
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Category : Sharon Springs (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sharon Springs (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Preservation
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ISBN:
Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
The Short Season of Sharon Springs
Author: Stuart M. Blumin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
If travelers along Route 20 in east-central New York notice the village of Sharon Springs at all, it is only when they are caught in the speed trap located halfway down the hill leading to the town's single traffic light. But if one turns north at the light and drives into the heart of town, one is met with sights more interesting than might have been anticipated. During winter, the village resembles a sleeping relic of nineteenth-century America. In the summer, the streets are alive with people, many wearing the black coats and earlocks that are the marks of the Hasidic Jew-the flavor is not that or rural America, but a prewar Hungary or Romania.The Short Season of Sharon Springsis a portrait in photographs and words of the rise, decline, and survival of this strange little village and health spa in rural New York. Stuart M. Blumin has written a history of Sharon Springs that begins with the founding of the spa in 1825, describes the golden age of upper-class resort life in the nineteenth century, analyzes the passing of that age and the emergence of a new era of local contraction and decay, and chronicles the curious manner in which the spa has managed to survive into our own day. He tells, also, the parallel story of the rural village that grew up around the hotels and baths, and that waxed and waned with the spa, even though it drew most of its sustenance not from tourism but from agriculture. Hansi Durlach has photographed the village, the villagers, and the summer visitors in ways that convey her own vision of contemporary Sharon Springs, and to her striking images are added a number of photographs that depict Sharon Springs in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The text and photographs together tell the singular tale of a little community that is at once a part of and apart from rural America. Hansi Durlach is a professional photographer. Stuart M. Blumin is Associate Professor of History at Cornell University. Deborah Adelman Blumin is a sociologist who has worked for the State of New York.
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
If travelers along Route 20 in east-central New York notice the village of Sharon Springs at all, it is only when they are caught in the speed trap located halfway down the hill leading to the town's single traffic light. But if one turns north at the light and drives into the heart of town, one is met with sights more interesting than might have been anticipated. During winter, the village resembles a sleeping relic of nineteenth-century America. In the summer, the streets are alive with people, many wearing the black coats and earlocks that are the marks of the Hasidic Jew-the flavor is not that or rural America, but a prewar Hungary or Romania.The Short Season of Sharon Springsis a portrait in photographs and words of the rise, decline, and survival of this strange little village and health spa in rural New York. Stuart M. Blumin has written a history of Sharon Springs that begins with the founding of the spa in 1825, describes the golden age of upper-class resort life in the nineteenth century, analyzes the passing of that age and the emergence of a new era of local contraction and decay, and chronicles the curious manner in which the spa has managed to survive into our own day. He tells, also, the parallel story of the rural village that grew up around the hotels and baths, and that waxed and waned with the spa, even though it drew most of its sustenance not from tourism but from agriculture. Hansi Durlach has photographed the village, the villagers, and the summer visitors in ways that convey her own vision of contemporary Sharon Springs, and to her striking images are added a number of photographs that depict Sharon Springs in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The text and photographs together tell the singular tale of a little community that is at once a part of and apart from rural America. Hansi Durlach is a professional photographer. Stuart M. Blumin is Associate Professor of History at Cornell University. Deborah Adelman Blumin is a sociologist who has worked for the State of New York.
The Craftsman
Author: Sharon Bolton
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1250300045
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Sharon Bolton returns with her creepiest standalone yet, following a young cop trying to trace the disappearances of a small town's teenagers. Florence Lovelady's career was made when she convicted coffin-maker Larry Grassbrook of a series of child murders 30 years ago in a small village in Lancashire. Like something out of a nightmare, the victims were buried alive. Florence was able to solve the mystery and get a confession out of Larry before more children were murdered, and he spent the rest of his life in prison. But now, decades later, he's dead, and events from the past start to repeat themselves. Is someone copying the original murders? Or did she get it wrong all those years ago? When her own son goes missing under similar circumstances, the case not only gets reopened... it gets personal. In master of suspense Sharon Bolton's latest thriller, readers will find a page-turner to confirm their deepest fears and the only protagonist who can face them.
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1250300045
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Sharon Bolton returns with her creepiest standalone yet, following a young cop trying to trace the disappearances of a small town's teenagers. Florence Lovelady's career was made when she convicted coffin-maker Larry Grassbrook of a series of child murders 30 years ago in a small village in Lancashire. Like something out of a nightmare, the victims were buried alive. Florence was able to solve the mystery and get a confession out of Larry before more children were murdered, and he spent the rest of his life in prison. But now, decades later, he's dead, and events from the past start to repeat themselves. Is someone copying the original murders? Or did she get it wrong all those years ago? When her own son goes missing under similar circumstances, the case not only gets reopened... it gets personal. In master of suspense Sharon Bolton's latest thriller, readers will find a page-turner to confirm their deepest fears and the only protagonist who can face them.
The Digressions of V.
Author: Elihu Vedder
Publisher:
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
Containing the quaint legends of his infancy, an account of his stay in Florence, the garden of lost opportunities, return home on the track of Columbus, his struggle in New York in war-time coinciding with that of the nation, his prolonged stay in Rome, and likewise his prattlings upon art, tamperings with literature, struggles with verse, and many other things, being a portrait of himself from youth to age.
Publisher:
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
Containing the quaint legends of his infancy, an account of his stay in Florence, the garden of lost opportunities, return home on the track of Columbus, his struggle in New York in war-time coinciding with that of the nation, his prolonged stay in Rome, and likewise his prattlings upon art, tamperings with literature, struggles with verse, and many other things, being a portrait of himself from youth to age.
Diary of a Tour in America
Author: Michael Bernard Buckley
Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : General Microfilm Company
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : General Microfilm Company
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Outing
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Category : Leisure
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
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ISBN:
Category : Leisure
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Water Walk America
Author: Angel Hinman
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1449771637
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Have you ever thought, I cant sit around and watch this horrible thing happen? Did you get up, go out, and try to make a difference? This is the true tale of one familys leap of faith to pursue Gods calling and walk across America, in order to bring attention to the global clean water crisis. When the Hinman family discovered that children as young as four are walking long distances each day to fetch water that can be dirty and dangerous, they set off on this hilarious journey in the hopes of changing the future of some of the water walkers across the globe. Along the way, they encountered a nations worth of generous individuals as they endured the hardships of living out of their SUV, the elements, and sacrificial living. Join the Hinmans in this walk to discover what it means to be patriotic, experience Gods enduring love and provision, and learn about the difference one person can make in the lives of others. The author of this book has pledged all personal royalties to benefit the clean water crisis. For more information, please visit waterwalkamerica.com
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1449771637
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Have you ever thought, I cant sit around and watch this horrible thing happen? Did you get up, go out, and try to make a difference? This is the true tale of one familys leap of faith to pursue Gods calling and walk across America, in order to bring attention to the global clean water crisis. When the Hinman family discovered that children as young as four are walking long distances each day to fetch water that can be dirty and dangerous, they set off on this hilarious journey in the hopes of changing the future of some of the water walkers across the globe. Along the way, they encountered a nations worth of generous individuals as they endured the hardships of living out of their SUV, the elements, and sacrificial living. Join the Hinmans in this walk to discover what it means to be patriotic, experience Gods enduring love and provision, and learn about the difference one person can make in the lives of others. The author of this book has pledged all personal royalties to benefit the clean water crisis. For more information, please visit waterwalkamerica.com
Appletons' Hand-book of American Travel
Author:
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description