How New Yorkers transformed the world!

The complete history of one of New York State's—and the nation's—founding families.

A novel of early eighteenth-century Venice that Cooper called "in spirit, the most American book I ever wrote."

How two roadside craft shops in upstate New York transformed American crafts into a fine art.

The compelling chronicle of 120 years of motorcycle making in the Empire State.

An exciting adventure tale of sealers caught in the Antarctic ice in the early nineteenth century and forced to winter over in extreme conditions.

The personal and legal struggle of eight enslaved people for freedom in New York in the period just before the Civil War.

Presents the history of central New York State from the Ice Age to the present day.

The saga of New York’s push to build two minor-league baseball stadiums, colored by dollars, politics, and dreams

The first full biography of W. H. H. Murray (1849-1904), a Boston preacher often described as the father of the American outdoor movement and the modern vacation.

The first comprehensive study of village government formation and dissolution in New York State.

A classic work on the history of New York City written by one of America's greatest politicians.

The trailblazing story of the life and career of Louise Blanchard Bethune, America’s first professional woman architect.

The uplifting story of how one camp gave children with visual impairment new confidence in their own abilities.

A classic guide to the history and architecture of the historic manors and homes of the Hudson River Valley

The first book to comprehensively examine Lou Gehrig's famous "Luckiest Man" speech.

Celebrates the design work of Henry Dreyfuss and his associates that revolutionized 20th century industrial design from telephones to trains to thermostats.

An annotated collection of over one hundred Civil War letters that trace a Union soldier's transformation from eager recruit to war-weary, battle-tested veteran.

Relive the glory days of New York's poshest night spot with recipes and drinks you can prepare at your own home!

Provides a reimagined but historically accurate account of the life of the notorious gangster Frank Costello through his own words.

An essential resource for dedicated cyclists planning a trip through the state or casual riders seeking new stretches of trail to enjoy with family and friends. Great for those traveling by foot, boat, or car as well.

A walking tour and history of Bob Dylan's life and time in New York, from Greenwich Village to Woodstock.

The first and best biography of this pioneering comic duo and Broadway Stars--in a new edition!

Reveals the life and lore of a vanished era of railroad history.

The best of W.H.H. Murray’s 19th century Adirondack stories, selected by Murray’s biographer and great, great grandson, Randall S. Beach

The engaging memoir of a college president and public intellectual who became one of America's leading mid-twentieth-century social and educational activists.

Tells the story of New York's playing grounds, teams, and ballparks of yesteryear.

A time capsule of a classic Italian American neighborhood, told in the voices of its inhabitants.

Recounts the compelling stories of Civil War soldiers and sailors who lived in Oswego County, New York.

A New York soldier's eyewitness account of life in the first year of the Civil War, from the campgrounds to the battlefields.

A novel of manners set in the drawing rooms, ballrooms, and Wall Street offices in 1830s New York, dramatizing conflicts that we are still grappling with nearly two hundred years later.

A visitor's companion to New York's Letchworth State Park, richly illustrated with ninety maps and thirty-five photographs.

A classic history of Delaware County and the border wars written by none other than prominent Gilded Age "Robber Baron" Jay Gould.

Chronicles the creation of a picturesque home and landscape on the Hudson River by one of the nineteenth century's leading authors.

Classic works by naturalist John Burroughs on his beloved Catskill region.

An intimate and moving account of how the author rose from poverty to become a major Black political figure in New York State.

Fifty-one unique New York towns with great stories to tell, from L. Frank Baum's and Jello's hometowns to the birthplace of the Women's Rights Movement.

An important and prescient early example of US environmental writing with a profound sense of consciousness and appreciation for the natural world.

A county history book that includes town histories, biographical sketches, and lithographs of pioneers and homesteads, as well as their Civil War military service.

A gripping tale of conspiracy and a love triangle set against the background of 19th century New York City.

Relates the dramatic role of New York courts in shaping public policy on key reform legislation in the progressive era.

An idealistic, occasionally naïve and somewhat irreverent young attorney becomes the District Attorney of Rockland County, New York, in the 1960s and faces the challenges of fighting crime in a rapidly changing world.

The incredible, true story of the twentieth century's greatest performing sea lion and the man who trained him.

The first comprehensive history of the development of early Jewish life on Long Island.

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

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.

Looks at how a group of aesthetically innovative independent films contested and imagined alternatives to urban planning in midcentury New York.

Examines the significant impact of Dutch traders and settlers on the early history of Northeastern North America, and their relationships with its Indigenous peoples.

A detailed study of the history of African Americans in a small upstate New York city from the days of the Underground Railroad to the deindustrialization of the 1980s.

An exciting tale of nautical adventure on the waters of colonial New York Harbor.

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 English translation, with introduction and annotations, of a selection of the letters and verse that José María Heredia (b. Cuba, 1803; d. Mexico, 1839), wrote during his months of political exile in New York from November 1823 to August 1825.

Studies the relationship between young Italian Americans and their Italian cultural and historical heritage.

The story of the suffrage movement and the ongoing struggle for women’s rights through the lens of one family’s history.

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.

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.

Reflects on the legacy and limits of suffrage in New York State as a way to understand present-day issues with women's social and political rights, as well proposes ideas for future progress.

Makes literature of Niagara Falls available to readers with a variety of interests in literature, culture, and place.

Explores why people stay in vulnerable cities by looking at Syracuse, New York, through the contemporary experiences of five citizens.

Inspiring collection narrating how peace activists found their calling and why the world still needs peace activism.

Inside account of the negotiations between the football Bills, New York State, and Erie County to sign a long-term stadium lease and thereby keep the team in Buffalo.

A comprehensive exploration of racial inequality in New York City since 1965.

Combining photography and essay, presents a speculative portrait of a Jewish immigrant living out the end of his days in New York's midcentury mental health system.

Chronicles the story of the Erie Canal from its inception to today.

A comprehensive guidebook for dog owners that includes seventy-seven great hikes from the Adirondacks through the Catskills.

An exciting Revolutionary War tale of double agents and counterespionage in New York State in 1780.

The illustrated nineteenth-century travel diaries of artist, educator, and architect Thomas Kelah Wharton, documenting his trips in the lower Hudson River Valley and New Orleans to Boston and back.

Can a person born outside of Italy be considered Italian?

Chronicles the history and archaeological study of Lake George, New York’s sunken bateaux of 1758.

Tells the forgotten but surprising stories of the many handsome and significant buildings in downtown Troy, New York.

A study of the times and life in Southampton, New York between 1870 and 1900.

Offers a firsthand account into early-nineteenth-century New York State and Lower Canada during a time of enormous growth and change.

Tells the story of the nation's largest higher education union from its earliest years to its role today as a powerful organization promoting the interests of faculty, staff, and the entire SUNY community.

Editorials, op-eds, and other writings by a memorable newspaperman.

The decade comes alive in this whirlwind ride through the Sixties that begins in Brooklyn and ends at Woodstock.

A compelling story of our ever-evolving relationship with mountains and wilderness.

Analyzes the nineteenth century canal age in the Niagara-Great Lakes borderland region as a transnational phenomenon.

Recounts the transformation of two daily newspapers in the face of economic downturns and sweeping technological change.

Recounts the true story of an entrepreneurial woman who succeeded in a male-dominated industry in the twentieth century.

A celebration of the Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist who put Albany on the world’s literary map.

Reveals the development of Maurice Kenny’s growing artistic consciousness, while attesting to both the beauty and brutality of the world in which he lived.

Depicts a man's exploration of the landscape, history, and toponymy of Hell Gate, a notorious stretch of water in New York City's East River.

Stories anchored in the Welsh American immigrant experience.

Tells the story of a young couple in love during World War II, and the difficulties they faced both at war and on the home front.

Both an anthology and an informal textbook that features poetry and essays by twenty-five New York State poets.

Provides concrete examples of homework mentorship and positive academic interventions among immigrant families.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.