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National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame

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

Slavery and Freedom in the Mid-Hudson Valley

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

The Adirondack Architecture Guide, Southern-Central Region

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.

Still Speaking of Nature

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

New York Art Deco

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

Upstate Uncovered

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

Failed State

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

The Best of New York Archives

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

Somewhere in France

Previously unpublished letters and private journal provide an intimate view of World War I through the eyes of an ordinary soldier from western New York.

Between Stony Brook Harbor Tides

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

The Smalbanac 2.0

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

New York's Broken Constitution

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

Running the Long Path

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.

American Chartres

Photographs by Bruce Jackson
Text by Bruce Jackson
Subjects: New York/regional
Series: Excelsior Editions

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

Bradley Walker Tomlin

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.

Our Time at Foxhollow Farm

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

Beer of Broadway Fame

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.

Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area

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

Public Spaces, Marketplaces, and the Constitution

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

The Death of Fred Astaire

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.

Preaching in My Yes Dress

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.

Flight Paths

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

Yonkers in the Twentieth Century

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

Jervis McEntee

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

From Loyalists to Loyal Citizens

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