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Chronicles the history and archaeological study of Lake George, New York's sunken bateaux of 1758.

Expert advice on how any citizen can fight government fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption.

Fifty-one unique New York towns with great stories to tell, from L. Frank Baum's and Jello's hometowns to the birthplace of the Women's Rights Movement.

A visual and narrative memoir of a lifetime's encounters with 112 trendsetters, musicians, politicians, writers, and ordinary people by a noted folklorist-photographer.

A celebration of New York State's history through 19 key events from the state's founding to today.

Classic works by naturalist John Burroughs on his beloved Catskill region.

A creative travelogue of landscape and memory.

A walking tour and history of Bob Dylan's life and time in New York, from Greenwich Village to Woodstock.

Reveals the life and lore of a vanished era of railroad history.

An idealistic, occasionally naïve and somewhat irreverent young attorney becomes the District Attorney of Rockland County, New York, in the 1960s and faces the challenges of fighting crime in a rapidly changing world.

The decade comes alive in this whirlwind ride through the Sixties that begins in Brooklyn and ends at Woodstock.

The story of the suffrage movement and the ongoing struggle for women's rights through the lens of one family's history.

Can a person born outside of Italy be considered Italian?

An interlinear edition of the spiritual classic that provides devanagari, transliterated Sanskrit, and English versions of the Gītā.

A memoir and selected writings by the former Chief Judge of New York's highest court, the Court of Appeals.

Tells the story of New York's playing grounds, teams, and ballparks of yesteryear.

A fascinating fusion of New York history and local folklore sure to send shivers up your spine!

A study of the times and life in Southampton, New York between 1870 and 1900.

Translations of selected poems by the Yiddish writer, covering the entire breadth of his career.

Inside account of the negotiations between the football Bills, New York State, and Erie County to sign a long-term stadium lease and thereby keep the team in Buffalo.

Explores why people stay in vulnerable cities by looking at Syracuse, New York, through the contemporary experiences of five citizens.

Encompasses key years and important events in Theodore Roosevelt's early life and career.

A collection of plays by American Indian playwright William S. Yellow Robe Jr.

Offers a firsthand account into early-nineteenth-century New York State and Lower Canada during a time of enormous growth and change.

Editorials, op-eds, and other writings by a memorable newspaperman.

The definitive oral history of the Woodstock rock festival.