An evocative and personal history of a unique historic place in the Adirondacks.

Examines slavery, abolition, and race in the United States with a special focus on New York State.

The first comprehensive biography of an important yet understudied figure in the Dutch colony of New Netherland.

From the Nile to the Hudson, the story of how two Egyptian mummies joined an American museum collection.

How the Pine Hills neighborhood in Albany, New York, changed and grew, as reflected in the history of one house and the lives of its residents.

Provides firsthand accounts of militant Puerto Rican activists in 1970s New York City.

How a small family company in the Finger Lakes became one of the most important wine producers in the United States, only to be taken down by corporate greed and mismanagement.

Challenges the belief that the Walloons and the Dutch of the Hudson Valley were cultural preservationists who resisted English culture.

The definitive biography of New York State's four-term Governor, US Senator, humanitarian, and Jewish liberal political reformer.

Focuses on the posters of World War I as a medium to interpret the tremendous role played by New York State and its citizens in the war effort.

Offers a detailed account of the political and military history of the Irish American Fenian Brotherhood in the nineteenth century.

Tells the untold story of the life and career of Nathan Sanford, a New York State lawyer-politician who capitalized on opportunities created by the new politics of the early Republic to achieve social mobility.

Chronicles the history of the women’s rights and suffrage movements in New York State and examines the important role the state played in the national suffrage movement.

Handsome, fully illustrated history of the sixty-four State University of New York campuses.

The story of how and why a group of prominent and influential men in New York City and beyond came together to help women gain the right to vote.

Explores the rich history, collections, and significance of the only museum in the United States dedicated solely to the art form of dance.

Explores the long-neglected rural dimensions of northern slavery and emancipation in New York's Mid-Hudson Valley.

An engaging and accessible introduction to the natural world in New England and upstate New York.

Explores the architectural treasures of the Southern-Central region of New York's Adirondack Park and places them in the context of Adirondack history and culture.

The first guidebook devoted exclusively to New York City’s Art Deco treasures.

An exciting travel guide for Upstate New York road warriors, history lovers, and tourists.

Shines a light on the dark corners of New York’s legislature and points the way to much-needed reform.

Tales of New York State history from the pages of the award-winning publication New York Archives.

Previously unpublished letters and private journal provide an intimate view of World War I through the eyes of an ordinary soldier from western New York.

Examines the ecological and historical significance of the harbor and what it can bring to future residents.

An ultrarunner’s fast-paced narrative into the wilds of New York’s Hudson Valley, as he attempts to set a new record for completing the Long Path, a 350-mile hiking trail that links New York City and Albany.

A quirky survival guide to New York's Capital District.

Examines the significant gaps between what New York State’s constitution says and how the state is actually governed and offers ideas for reform.

Documents the city’s surviving grain elevators and their profound influence on twentieth-century architecture.

Presents new scholarship, images, and primary sources that explore the art and legacy of a critical yet under-recognized figure in Abstract Expressionism and twentieth-century American art.

Chronicles the life of an upper-class, mid–Hudson Valley family during the first three decades of the twentieth century.

Explores the hundred-year history of Piel Bros. , one of the prominent German American brands that once made New York City the brewing capital of America.

New for 2016, a completely updated guide to the Heritage Sites of the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area.

Examines how the Supreme Court has banished free expression from shopping malls and other public spaces.

When, in the late eighties, the author chooses to raise a child with her lesbian partner, she embraces a life outside the lines—one full of curious adventures as well as the usual catastrophes and everyday pleasures.

The frank and funny story of a church-geek girl who spent twenty years in the ecclesiastical trenches as a Lutheran pastor, preaching weekly words of hope she wasn’t sure she even believed.

How a small group of New York biologists brought the peregrine falcon and bald eagle back from the brink of extinction.

Traces the economic, political, and social evolution of New York State’s fourth largest city during the twentieth century.

Redefines McEntee's place in the history of nineteenth-century American landscape painting.

Challenges the traditional perception that Loyalists were ostracized as traitors to the United States, after the American Revolution.

An indispensable resource for dedicated cyclists planning to bike across the state or the casual rider looking to take the family out for a couple of hours. Great for walkers, boaters, and auto travelers, too.

Explores the history and present-day reality of grain elevators on the Great Lakes.

More stories of the outsized and the ordinary from the editor and publisher of Dan’s Papers.

An intimate group portrait of contemporary Hudson Valley writers.

A funny, tragic, garlicky chronicle of growing up on the wrong side of the tracks in Central New York.

An account of a mysterious murder committed in nineteenth-century Troy, New York, and the sensational trial that ensued.

The inspirational story of an African American community that migrated from the Deep South to Albany, New York, in the 1930s.

A biography of one of nineteenth-century America’s foremost poets and public intellectuals.

Twenty-four contemporary writers reflect on life in New York City’s biggest underdog, the “forgotten borough” of Queens.

A joyful journey through Pete Dubacher’s Berkshire Bird Paradise, and a thoughtful contemplation of our relationship to birds and nature.

The first full-length biography of America’s youngest, and perhaps most underrated, First Lady.

Food and history combine in this exploration of the Dutch influence on American holiday traditions. Includes more than one hundred easy-to-make holiday recipes.

Examines the rhetoric in and around the New York State Asylum for Idiots in Syracuse, New York from 1854 to 1884.

The story of the Erie Canal’s completion and its place in the larger narrative of American modernity and progress.

An account of an ordinary young woman coming of age in the "Burned-Over District" of Western New York during the Second Great Awakening.

A guide to the phenomenal crop of prophets, cults, and utopian communities that arose in Upstate New York from 1776 to 1914.

Presents New York history in a fresh way through sixteen dramatic events.

Explores efforts aimed at creating sustainable communities throughout the Hudson River region.

The story of thirty-six African American men who drew upon their shared community of The Hills for support as they fought in the Civil War.

An eclectic collection of poems about New York City.

A compelling story about three murders in Brooklyn between 1872 and 1873 and the young women charged with the crimes.

A fascinating personal account of life at this infamous prison during a bygone era.

The inside story of how a three-year old filly captured the hearts of racing fans and cemented her bid to be named Horse of the Year.

Essays by eleven prominent scholars provide the latest insights into the seventeenth-century history of the Hudson Valley and its environs.

A lavishly illustrated history of New York's Capitol and its recent renovation.

An entertaining inside story of how Reuben Freed's roadside eatery became the famous Red Apple Rest.

Examines the pivotal role New York State played in the Civil War.

Reveals a remarkable woman’s life and her contributions to social justice movements related to Civil Rights, feminism, lesbian and gay liberation, anti-racism, and Black feminism.

Traces the history of the New York wine industry as it evolved across the state.

The authoritative biography of a nineteenth-century polymath.

A unique chronicle of childhood polio told with a remarkable blend of provocative reflection, humor, and pluck.

The story of an Ocean Hill–Brownsville teacher who crossed picket lines during the racially charged New York City teachers’ strike of 1968.

Traces the route, history, and geography of US 20, America’s longest road.

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

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

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

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

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

Incisive exploration of the work of Cuban-American artist Alberto Rey.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

A collection of contemporary prose and poetry by women writers from New York’s Hudson Valley.

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

Offers nearly forty years of interdisciplinary scholarship on the Hudson River Valley’s role in the American Revolution.

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

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

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

When a Navy SEAL and former Army Ranger rescue a wounded eagle in war-torn Afghanistan, a writer learns what it can take to do one good deed in a seemingly wicked world.

Returning to his hometown after a fifteen-year absence, a northern New Yorker confronts his unlikely Mediterranean past.

A folksy look at farm life in rugged Putnam Valley just as it was being transformed by industrialization and mechanization.

The definitive history of the Tuscaroras and their return to western New York.

Comprehensive overview of New York State’s politics, political institutions, and major public policies.