Combining humor and memorable anecdotes, five famous ecotourist destinations offer a breathtaking backdrop to better understanding climate change.

Tells the untold story of the life and career of Nathan Sanford, a New York State lawyer-politician who capitalized on opportunities created by the new politics of the early Republic to achieve social mobility.

Chronicles the history of the women’s rights and suffrage movements in New York State and examines the important role the state played in the national suffrage movement.

Explores the voices of current and former Catholic nuns as they share their lived experiences with Catholicism, both in accordance and in conflict with the institutional Church.

The story of how and why a group of prominent and influential men in New York City and beyond came together to help women gain the right to vote.

Presents a major new interpretation of the Ashcan School of Art, arguing that these artists made the working class city at the turn of the century a subject for beautiful art.

Explores the rich history, collections, and significance of the only museum in the United States dedicated solely to the art form of dance.

Explores the architectural treasures of the Southern-Central region of New York's Adirondack Park and places them in the context of Adirondack history and culture.

A compelling, intimate account of how US foreign assistance in war zones and developing countries does not achieve its intended goals.

Documents the arc of the Italian American immigrant experience on both sides of the Atlantic.

An engaging and accessible introduction to the natural world in New England and upstate New York.

The first guidebook devoted exclusively to New York City’s Art Deco treasures.

A rare nineteenth-century journal of an everyday woman richly infused with the minutiae of antebellum daily life and work.

An exciting travel guide for Upstate New York road warriors, history lovers, and tourists.

Shines a light on the dark corners of New York’s legislature and points the way to much-needed reform.

Tales of New York State history from the pages of the award-winning publication New York Archives.

Previously unpublished letters and private journal provide an intimate view of World War I through the eyes of an ordinary soldier from western New York.

Combining expert knowledge and first-hand experience, a noted elder care researcher confronts the long-distance care of her own mother.

Examines the ecological and historical significance of the harbor and what it can bring to future residents.

A quirky survival guide to New York's Capital District.

An ultrarunner’s fast-paced narrative into the wilds of New York’s Hudson Valley, as he attempts to set a new record for completing the Long Path, a 350-mile hiking trail that links New York City and Albany.

Presents and expands upon Roosevelt’s daily nautical log as he was trying to regain the use of his polio-damaged legs.

Documents the city’s surviving grain elevators and their profound influence on twentieth-century architecture.

Chronicles the life of an upper-class, mid–Hudson Valley family during the first three decades of the twentieth century.

Explores the life and times of John Drake Sloat, the US Navy Pacific Squadron commander who occupied Monterey and declared the annexation of California at the beginning of the war with Mexico.