Key to the Northern Country : The Hudson River Valley in the American Revolution [1 ed.] 9781438448138, 9781438448145

The Hudson River Valley, which George Washington referred to as the "Key to the Northern Country," played a ce

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Key to the Northern Country : The Hudson River Valley in the American Revolution [1 ed.]
9781438448138, 9781438448145

Frommer's ShortCuts give you exactly what you need for your trip to The Hudson River Valley, New York State--and no

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The struggle to control the uses and maintain the ecological health of the Hudson River persists and the stories of the

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Frances F. Dunwell presents a rich portrait of the Hudson and of the visionary people whose deep relationship with the r

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Since 1996,The Hudson: An Illustrated Guide to the Living Riverhas been an essential resource for understanding the full

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The Hudson River is one of the great rivers of the world. Not long ago, it was seriously threatened by pollution. Now it

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From its crystal headwaters at Lake Tear of the Clouds in the Adirondack Mountains to its majestic embrace by the Atlant

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In The Memory of All Ancient Customs, Tom Arne Midtrød examines the complex patterns of diplomatic, political, and socia

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Slavery and Freedom in the Mid-Hudson Valley focuses on the largely forgotten history of slavery in New York and the Afr

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The Hudson River Valley was the first iconic American landscape. Beginning as early as the 1820s, artists and writers fo

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The Hudson River Valley was the first iconic American landscape. Beginning as early as the 1820s, artists and writers fo

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