Excelsior Editions

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Adirondack

Probes deeply into Adirondack Mountain lives, both human and otherwise, bringing the area to vivid and colorful life.

Farms, Factories, and Families

Documents the rich history of Italian American working women in Connecticut, including the crucial role they played in union organizing.

Jamestown, New York

A comprehensive guide to the architectural history of Jamestown, New York.

Casual Affairs

Follows the life and career of Sally Benson, acclaimed writer of New Yorker fiction and Hollywood screenplays.

Clear Skies, Deep Water

A memoir about loss, restoration, and finding home on a lake in western New York.

The Truth and Legend of Lily Martindale

The Adirondack hamlet of Winslow Station is transformed by the unexpected return of its solitary prodigal child.

No Longer and Not Yet

Stories of small-town life on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

College Girl

The inspirational memoir of a woman who survived a brutal sexual assault and went on to become a university professor.

Endtimes?

A groundbreaking study of ten difficult years in the life of America's most important newspaper.

Oreos and Dubonnet

A behind-the-scenes look at one of New York's most colorful and influential governors.

Enough Blame to Go Around

Veteran labor journalist Richard Steier explores the tensions between New York City's public employee unions, their critics, and city and state politicians.

America's First Crisis

Engaging and accessible account of the war that helped forge the American nation.

Lost Orchard

Edited by Jo Pitkin
Subjects: General Interest
Series: Excelsior Editions

A unique literary anthology with contributions from former members of Kirkland College, the last established women’s college in the United States.

Nature of the Beast

While searching for a missing pit bull, private investigator Easy Taylor explores the unsavory worlds of animal laboratory testing and dog fighting, uncovering bizarre genetic testing that alters the nature of beasts.

Mr. New York

The life and times of an instrumental figure in New York City’s recovery from the fiscal and social crises of the 1970s and 1980s, and in the general revitalization of the city over two generations.

William Almon Wheeler

An American success story about the life of William Almon Wheeler, a poor boy from northern New York who became the nineteenth vice president of the United States.

Smugglers, Bootleggers, and Scofflaws

Uses previously unstudied Coast Guard records for New York City and environs to examine the development of Rum Row and smuggling in New York City during Prohibition.

Unruly Catholic Women Writers

A literary anthology exploring contemporary Catholic women’s experiences.

Going the Distance

His major league baseball dreams dashed, a former pitcher returns home to make a life or death family decision.

Up on a Hill and Thereabouts

Childhood recollections of life in the Adirondack Mountains during the Great Depression.

Pardee Holler

Follows hapless private eye Easy Taylor as he investigates an eco-terrorist plot to stop development in the Catskill Mountains.

The Kingdom of the Kid

Recalls a childhood on Long Island as the counterculture sixties were sliding into the seventies and the Hamptons were still a middle-class sanctuary.

Opening Statements

Explores the influence of Dutch law and jurisprudence in colonial America.

Running on Empty

Explores how Southampton College went from “the jewel in the university crown” to an “albatross around the university neck. ”

Integral Leadership

A groundbreaking book that brings the insights of Integral Theory to business and organizational development.