A classic work on the history of New York City written by one of America's greatest politicians.

The trailblazing story of the life and career of Louise Blanchard Bethune, America’s first professional woman architect.

Explores the writer's enduring literary and political legacy.

Feminists revisit their mixed experiences of mentoring and being mentored to reclaim mentorship as a project for new generations.

An exciting adventure tale of sealers caught in the Antarctic ice in the early nineteenth century and forced to winter over in extreme conditions.

The uplifting story of how one camp gave children with visual impairment new confidence in their own abilities.

A classic guide to the history and architecture of the historic manors and homes of the Hudson River Valley

Tells the story of classic blues singers from Ma Rainey to Bessie Smith.

The autobiography of one of the 20th century’s most innovative and wittiest composers/performers/authors who witnessed the birth of modern music

Relive the glory days of New York's poshest night spot with recipes and drinks you can prepare at your own home!

Provides a reimagined but historically accurate account of the life of the notorious gangster Frank Costello through his own words.

An annotated collection of over one hundred Civil War letters that trace a Union soldier's transformation from eager recruit to war-weary, battle-tested veteran.

The engaging memoir of a college president and public intellectual who became one of America's leading mid-twentieth-century social and educational activists.

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

A reconstruction and critical interpretation of Heidegger's remarkable relationship to the poet Georg Trakl.

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

The best of W.H.H. Murray’s 19th century Adirondack stories, selected by Murray’s biographer and great, great grandson, Randall S. Beach

The first and best biography of this pioneering comic duo and Broadway Stars--in a new edition!

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

A searing, personal look at conditions on Texas's Death Row—told in the words of the prisoners themselves.

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 new and accessible introduction to this exciting, controversial, and often misunderstood music, drawing on extensive research, close listening, and the author’s experience as a performer.

A time capsule of a classic Italian American neighborhood, told in the voices of its inhabitants.

Recounts the compelling stories of Civil War soldiers and sailors who lived in Oswego County, New York.

Delves into the meaning of stories, their tellers, and those who experience them

The first complete intellectual biography of one of the most influential and controversial philosophers of the twentieth century, Leo Strauss.

A New York soldier's eyewitness account of life in the first year of the Civil War, from the campgrounds to the battlefields.

The first full biography of W. H. H. Murray (1849-1904), a Boston preacher often described as the father of the American outdoor movement and the modern vacation.

A collection of poems written by father and daughter during the Pandemic Year 2020.

A novel of manners set in the drawing rooms, ballrooms, and Wall Street offices in 1830s New York, dramatizing conflicts that we are still grappling with nearly two hundred years later.

Shows how punk rock shaped modern culture around the world.

Examines how the national pastime of baseball has the capacity to shape politics and American democracy.

Examines how contemporary US migrant women's life writing adapts autobiographical genres to call for social change benefiting minoritized communities.

Chronicles the creation of a picturesque home and landscape on the Hudson River by one of the nineteenth century's leading authors.

Highlights the original cast members—both the well-known and the (until now) wholly unknown—who staged the duo's comic operas in Britain and in America.

First study of Harold D. Smith, FDR’s budget director from 1939 to 1945.

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

An intimate and moving account of how the author rose from poverty to become a major Black political figure in New York State.

A county history book that includes town histories, biographical sketches, and lithographs of pioneers and homesteads, as well as their Civil War military service.

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 gripping tale of conspiracy and a love triangle set against the background of 19th century New York City.

Probing reassessment of the relation between Celan's poetry and Heidegger's thought.

Relates the dramatic role of New York courts in shaping public policy on key reform legislation in the progressive era.

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 incredible, true story of the twentieth century's greatest performing sea lion and the man who trained him.

The first comprehensive history of the development of early Jewish life on Long Island.

Chronicles the efforts of the first Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court to establish a federal court system during the country's uncertain early years.

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

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

Tells the exciting tale of a highly ambitious Frenchman who commanded a New York Regiment during the American Civil War.

This political memoir exposes the weaknesses of democratic culture in the United States and suggests ways to strengthen it in the face of rising authoritarianism.

A complete introduction to musical theater from its roots in the eighteenth century through today, written by a master historian.

A behind-the-scenes look at diplomacy and international relations in post-communist Eastern Europe.

Strangers and spirits intersect between surreal city streets and tactile dreams in this fourth collection from the award-winning poet.

New poems by the author of Winter Crows.

An exciting tale of nautical adventure on the waters of colonial New York Harbor.

As the '90s spiral towards the new century, a Manhattan nightlife ingenue and her gritty East Village dive-bar crowd fight long odds to win at love, friendship, and ambition.

Critical essays on the transnational Kashmiri-American poet.

An authoritative biography of the dean of American proletarian writers during the interwar years.

The intellectual autobiography of a leading scholar in the field of African American Studies.

Brings to life the dramatic and colorful career of William Sulzer (1863–1941), former governor of New York State.

Traces the controversial poet’s thinking about teaching and learning throughout his career.

Juxtaposes five contemporary French poets, illuminating the philosophical elements of their work while making their sometimes difficult writing newly accessible.

Investigates how the Thai poet Angkarn Kallayanapong adapts Buddhist concepts of time to create a modern Asian aesthetic imaginary.

A volume of lyric poetry including ekphrastic works, animal poems, life studies, and found objects.

A dynamic dialogue of poetry and art that reimagines the ancient, biblical concept of sacrifice.

A creative travelogue of landscape and memory.

Cooper’s The Chainbearer presents an exciting narrative that interrogates issues of what it means to own land. The novel examines the claims of ownership of wilderness land among Native Americans, New England squatters, and the old New York families with legal deeds.

The gripping memoir of a young man’s struggle with his sexuality and Muslim identity, culminating in his rise to the Dutch Parliament.

Translation of the award-winning debut novel by Haitian writer Makenzy Orcel about the lives of prostitutes in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, amid the 2010 earthquake.

Part airport thriller, part family drama, part love story, In Security explores how those who strive to protect us are often unable to protect themselves.

The poems in this book, by the way they speak to all parts of our minds, invite us to come alive and experience each movement, each emotion and action, and some statements therein, intuitively and aesthetically.

Poems that explore social and ecological struggles, personal and public nostalgia, family and solitude and seek to balance it all with hope.

Combines powerful first-person accounts with incisive scholarly analysis to understand the phenomenon of ultra-Orthodox Jews who leave their insular communities and venture into the wider world.

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

A provocative tale of an unlikely contender and her midlife transformation through boxing.

A collection of poems weaving together astrology, motherhood, music, and literary history.

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

Biography of the early years of A. Bartlett Giamatti, who would become Yale University’s first non-Anglo-Saxon Protestant president and commissioner of Major League Baseball.

A comprehensive guidebook for dog owners that includes seventy-seven great hikes from the Adirondacks through the Catskills.

An exciting Revolutionary War tale of double agents and counterespionage in New York State in 1780.

The first detailed analysis in English of monarchy and governance in Korea during King Chŏngjo’s reign.

A thrilling novel of seafaring adventure, romance, and Napoleonic history, from the author of The Leatherstocking Tales.

The first anthology of poetry, prose, and drama by second-generation Cuban American writers.

A collection of prose poems by Musan Cho Oh-hyun (1932–2018), celebrated poet-monk of the Nine Mountain school of Korean Zen.

A highly personal meditation on the nature and meaning of suffering.

Can a person born outside of Italy be considered Italian?

A novel of political intrigue and coming of age, centered in a torture operative who is a fugitive and his unsuspecting daughter who must shelter him.

The intellectual autobiography of a leading figure in the field of Latin American philosophy.

Assesses how cinematic biographies of key figures reflect and shape what it means to be British.

Presents rare biographies of traditional Indian scholars during the nineteenth century, a critical moment of transition for the Indian intellectual tradition.

An exploration of states of consciousness as well as journeys in the imaginal realm.

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

Winner of the Codhill Poetry Award for 2018, this collection unveils surrealistic imagery and apocalyptic moments to explore cityscapes external and internal.

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

Offers biographical accounts of several of North Korea’s leaders to illuminate the inner workings of its government.

A beautifully rendered, brutally realistic Native American gang novel.

Focuses on how nuances of poetic form alter how we have come to understand cultural aspects of time.

Delineates the knowable from the unknowable in philosophy, science, and theology.

Blends history and theory with practical descriptions of how spoken word poetry is taught and how to produce spoken word events.