The first full-length biography of Timothy D. "Big Tim" Sullivan, who dominated New York City politics in the three decades prior to World War I.

Critical edition of three women’s oral slave narratives.

Beautifully illustrated history of the Hudson River and its impact on the peoples and landscape of New York State.

Examines the many facets of the Hudson's rich history, distinctive regional culture, and important contributions to the development of modern America.

A comprehensive history of bilateral relations between the Netherlands and the United States.

A comprehensive cultural and historical portrait of Italian American identities in Boston’s North End.

A sweeping history of this natural wonder, from its geological beginnings to the present.

An epic adventure based on the extraordinary historical story of Sir William Johnson and the author's dreams of a Mohawk "woman of power" who lived three centuries ago.

Addresses historical skepticism by presenting histories as testable theories of the past.

Explores the relationship between gender and identity in early medieval Germanic societies.

Explores the relationship between disciplinarity and contemporary ethics of scholarship about the Holocaust.

Recounts the shift towards conservatism in New York’s Republican Party in the 1960s and 1970s.

Examines Jean-Paul Sartre’s antiracist politics and his contributions to critical race theories, postcolonialism, and Africana existentialism.

Essays on Montesquieu and the influence of his thought from the eighteenth century to today.

Examines the images, hopes, and fears that were evoked during China’s century-long subservience to external powers.

Examines affect and the significance of space and place in the first six Canterbury Tales.

Explores the work of Anne Conway, whose philosophy of the natural world incorporated a spiritual vision.

Examines the body in literature and science in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Europe.

Tells the story of Poughkeepsie’s transformation from small city to urban region.

One woman’s journey to uncover her family’s history and understand the ties that bind us to a particular place.

Brings a strikingly original perspective to Johnson’s life, and suggests new ways of thinking about Johnson’s part in creating a nation he did not live to see.

Drawing on the latest research, leading scholars shed new light on the culture, society, and legacy of the New Netherland colony.

New York's fascinating history as presented in song.

Examines how liberal society enables racism and other forms of discrimination.

Concise history of the valiant service of New York’s African American soldiers.