Challenges readers to rethink the way we view the nation’s past and race relations in the present.

Overview of the life, work, times, and legacy of renowned Albany potter Paul Cushman (1767-1833)

Beautiful landscape photographs of the Helderberg Escaprment in New York State by renowned photographer John Yang.

Essays exploring rural New York during the American Revolution.

Paintings by contemporary American realist Don Nice, with emphasis on recent works relating to the Hudson Valley.

Explains why public institutions for people with developmental disabilities have persevered despite plans to eliminate them.

Third volume of biographies of African American women community leaders in New York state.

Paints a detailed picture of everyday life in an early American community.

Second volume of biographies of African American women community leaders in New York state.

Career retrospective of modernist Albany painter Richard Callner.

Biographies of African American women community leaders in New York state.

Shows how a rural group used civil disobedience to defy the nuclear industry and governmental authority, preventing the building of a nuclear dump in western New York.

The inspirational story of a group of teachers, parents, and students who face and overcome many challenges in their struggle to create a very unconventional school within a school.

Nineteenth-century landscape and outdoor drawings and sketches by the Hudson River School artists and others.

Beautifully illustrated introduction and overview to the collections of the Albany Institute of History and Art

Provides an eyewitness record of the people, events, issues, and legacy of this failed convention.

Discusses why state constitutions matter, the structures and processes of governments, and the rights of citizens.

First-ever career-spanning retrospective of the nineteenth century New York sculptor, Charles Calverley.

Examines the emergence of state-level legislative campaign committees in the U. S. , which are quickly becoming the dominant force in state politics, and explores their relationship with traditional party organizations.

This book examines bargaining in the federal system from the perspective of a single state, New York. The central theme is mutual dependence under federalism, a dynamic relationship between states and ...

Examines the works of seven Adirondack writers.

This book looks resolutely to the future by analyzing key trends likely to shape New York State as it enters the 21st century. It examines critical and emerging issues and assesses the strengths and weaknesses ...

An essential guide to the history, culture, and social life of New Netherland.

An indispensable introduction to the trade and ceramics of the New Netherland colony.

The history, culture, and lifeways of New Netherland as researched and interpreted by Dutch and American scholars.