Author: Joel Henry Monroe
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Category : Schenectady (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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Schenectady, Ancient and Modern
Author: Joel Henry Monroe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Schenectady (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Schenectady (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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History of the Mohawk Valley, Gateway to the West, 1614-1925
Author: Nelson Greene
Publisher:
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Category : Mohawk River Valley (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 978
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Publisher:
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Category : Mohawk River Valley (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 978
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Schenectady
Author: Susan Rosenthal
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738503394
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Midway between New York City and Montreal lies Schenectady, an area that first developed as an outpost to the fur trade and for agriculture. Schenectady's future growth was assured by its location on two major water routes, the Mohawk River and the Erie Canal. Schenectady survived the massacre of 1690 and was chartered as a city in 1798, becoming only the third city in the state. At the time of the charter, Schenectady was 12 miles long by 18 miles wide. The city saw astounding growth during the industrial age which brought not only a flood of new enterprises and commerce but also elegant homes, cobblestone streets, gaslights, and trolley cars. Schenectady also contributed to the development of the nation: the Monitor's turret, M7 tanks, and World War II radio and radar equipment were produced here.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738503394
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Midway between New York City and Montreal lies Schenectady, an area that first developed as an outpost to the fur trade and for agriculture. Schenectady's future growth was assured by its location on two major water routes, the Mohawk River and the Erie Canal. Schenectady survived the massacre of 1690 and was chartered as a city in 1798, becoming only the third city in the state. At the time of the charter, Schenectady was 12 miles long by 18 miles wide. The city saw astounding growth during the industrial age which brought not only a flood of new enterprises and commerce but also elegant homes, cobblestone streets, gaslights, and trolley cars. Schenectady also contributed to the development of the nation: the Monitor's turret, M7 tanks, and World War II radio and radar equipment were produced here.
Schenectady, Ancient and Modern
Author: Joel Henry Monroe
Publisher:
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Category : Schenectady (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 285
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Publisher:
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Category : Schenectady (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 285
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The Old Mohawk Turnpike Book
Author: Nelson Greene
Publisher: Fort Plain, N.Y. : N. Greene
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Category : Advertising
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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Publisher: Fort Plain, N.Y. : N. Greene
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Category : Advertising
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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The Last Amateur
Author: Stephen L. Dyson
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 1438452616
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The authoritative biography of a nineteenth-century polymath. This fascinating biography tells the story of William J. Stillman (18281901), a nineteenth-century polymath. Born and raised in Schenectady, New York, Stillman attended Union College and began his career as a Hudson River School painter after an apprenticeship with Frederic Edwin Church. In the 1850s, he was editor of The Crayon, the most important journal of art criticism in antebellum America. Later, after a stint as an explorer-promoter of the Adirondacks, he became the American consul in Rome during the Civil War. When his diplomatic career brought him to Crete, he developed an interest in archaeology and later produced photographs of the Acropolis, for which he is best known today. In yet another career switch, Stillman became a journalist, serving as a correspondent for The Times of London in Rome and the Balkans. In 1871, he married his second wife, Marie Spartali, a Pre-Raphaelite painter, and continued to write about history and art until his death. One of the later products of the American Enlightenment, he lived a life that intersected with many strands of American and European culture. Stillman can indeed be called the last amateur. The Last Amateur is a meticulously researched and highly nuanced portrait of William J. Stillman, an important journalist, artist, and critic of mid-nineteenth-century America. Stephen L. Dyson provides outstanding context and a convincing case as to why Stillman deserves to be better known due to his keen intellect, prodigious output, and insightful views on art and culture. Its refreshing to see an academic who blends deep scholarship with an ability to write in a readable style that will satisfy both the scholar and the general readers. The result is a timeless classic. Paul Grondahl, author of Mayor Corning: Albany Icon, Albany Enigma The Last Amateur is a complex and intriguing life history of a personality very much within the circles of the intellectual debates of the mid- and late nineteenth century on art, aesthetics, archaeology, geopolitics (especially in the eastern Mediterranean), and the development of photography. Stillman was sort of a Zelig character, and although he had an important influence on many of these areas of culture and society, he has been relatively little studied. The book is an important step in shedding light on the character and importance of Stillman. Harvey K. Flad, coauthor of Main Street to Mainframes: Landscape and Social Change in Poughkeepsie
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 1438452616
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The authoritative biography of a nineteenth-century polymath. This fascinating biography tells the story of William J. Stillman (18281901), a nineteenth-century polymath. Born and raised in Schenectady, New York, Stillman attended Union College and began his career as a Hudson River School painter after an apprenticeship with Frederic Edwin Church. In the 1850s, he was editor of The Crayon, the most important journal of art criticism in antebellum America. Later, after a stint as an explorer-promoter of the Adirondacks, he became the American consul in Rome during the Civil War. When his diplomatic career brought him to Crete, he developed an interest in archaeology and later produced photographs of the Acropolis, for which he is best known today. In yet another career switch, Stillman became a journalist, serving as a correspondent for The Times of London in Rome and the Balkans. In 1871, he married his second wife, Marie Spartali, a Pre-Raphaelite painter, and continued to write about history and art until his death. One of the later products of the American Enlightenment, he lived a life that intersected with many strands of American and European culture. Stillman can indeed be called the last amateur. The Last Amateur is a meticulously researched and highly nuanced portrait of William J. Stillman, an important journalist, artist, and critic of mid-nineteenth-century America. Stephen L. Dyson provides outstanding context and a convincing case as to why Stillman deserves to be better known due to his keen intellect, prodigious output, and insightful views on art and culture. Its refreshing to see an academic who blends deep scholarship with an ability to write in a readable style that will satisfy both the scholar and the general readers. The result is a timeless classic. Paul Grondahl, author of Mayor Corning: Albany Icon, Albany Enigma The Last Amateur is a complex and intriguing life history of a personality very much within the circles of the intellectual debates of the mid- and late nineteenth century on art, aesthetics, archaeology, geopolitics (especially in the eastern Mediterranean), and the development of photography. Stillman was sort of a Zelig character, and although he had an important influence on many of these areas of culture and society, he has been relatively little studied. The book is an important step in shedding light on the character and importance of Stillman. Harvey K. Flad, coauthor of Main Street to Mainframes: Landscape and Social Change in Poughkeepsie
Americana Illustrated
Author: National Americana Society
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 900
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Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 900
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Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs
Author: Cuyler Reynolds
Publisher:
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Category : Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)
Languages : en
Pages : 662
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Publisher:
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Category : Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)
Languages : en
Pages : 662
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