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

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

A veteran environmental lobbyist reveals the behind-the-scenes struggles to address threats to the future of New York's Adirondack Park.

A comparative study of breath and breathing as a core poetic and compositional principle in modern literature.

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.

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

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.

Third- and fourth-wave feminists write about their experiences with Catholicism and their visions for the future of women in the Church.

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.

Draws on the author's own experiences as a watershed planner, teacher, and activist to tell the story of the Great Lakes region's experiment in restoring a complicated natural system of flowing water.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Critical essays on the transnational Kashmiri-American poet.

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.