A tragedy in early June sets off a cascade of deception for the summer people from Manhattan and the local teens on Grand Isle.

Provocative essays on the distinct history and culture of Buffalo and the Canadian border region.

A literary love story.

A visionary journey into the crucible in which America was born, a tale of love and war and of a master shaman who folds time to seek the key to the survival of his people.

Thirty writers look back at the the people, events, and books that launched their literary lives.

A guide to the important but half-forgotten chapters of New York State’s French history.

A captivating journey, in words and photographs, through the cities, towns, and villages of the Hudson Valley.

Second volume of papers from a well respected annual seminar that showcase the latest research on Dutch colonial history in New York State.

Photographs and recollections of one of baseball’s most storied icons.

The definitive resource on the architectural history of New York City.

Poems that ponder the conundrums of existence and religious faith in wartime.

A new translation of a modern Yiddish masterpiece.

A lively and entertaining memoir of a life in public service to the city and state of New York.

A two-week canoe trip down the Hudson offers an opportunity to reflect on America’s past, present, and uncertain future.

The story of New Baltimore, New York, a small Hudson River town, and how outside pressures and local hard work have combined to forge a lasting community

An American adventure in the Antonioni vein—visually rich and emotionally mysterious.

Depicts the Cultural Revolution through stories in a variety of voices.

--Pointed, absorbing novel about an indigenous artist’s long journey of creativity and coming-of-awareness from White Earth Reservation to Paris

Chronicles the Civil War experiences of four brothers from New York’s Hudson Valley.

The remarkable and true story of the nineteenth-century novelist, journalist, and feminist Fanny Fern.

The definitive eighteenth- and nineteenth-century history of the Tonawanda Senecas of western New York State.

Examines New York City as a paradigmatic example of the tensions between privatization and public uses of space in the contemporary U.S.

Combining the analytical tools of cinema studies with insights from clinical practice focused on eating disorders, Body Shots offers a compelling case for widespread media literacy to combat the effects of the “eating disordered culture” represented in Hollywood productions and popular images of celebrity life.

A biography of one of America’s neglected grand masters.

Twenty-five celebrated writers share the encouraging words and timeless wisdom of the coaches who influenced their lives.