The Holland Land Company in Western New York, Paperback - The Buffalo History Museum

Reducere. This newly revised and updated edition is a compact history of the land owners who made settlement in Buffalo and Western New York possible, starti...

DescriptionIn 1800, the Holland Land Company assigned surveyor Joseph Ellicott the task of selling at a profit 3.3 million acres of land west of th...

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The essays in this book combine the authors' personal experiences walking through the landscape and among the plants of Western New York with both ...

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Reducere. Profiles Volume I: Historic & Influential People from Buffalo & WNY - the 1800s chronicles 100 profiles of people from Buffalo and Western New York...

Tells the riveting narrative of the growth, disappearance, and eventual rediscovery of one of the largest free black communities of the nineteenth ...

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Reducere. A complex and troubled history defines the borders of upstate New York beyond the physical boundaries of its rivers and lakes. The United States an...

Take a tour on Britain's railways in this brand new puzzle book for train and travel fans and history buffs from the National Railway Museum in Yor...

The Second World War is one of the most significant conflicts in history, but for seven decades our understanding of the war has remained mostly fi...

'Ranks as a towering work of historical research and writing' - Nigel Jones, BBC History Magazine In the second volume of his acclaimed new history...

Publisher: The New York Review of Books, IncAuthor(s): Ottilie MulzetNumber of pages: 160Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 114 x 176 x 17Cover type...

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Reducere. DescriptionA complex and troubled history defines the borders of upstate New York beyond the physical boundaries of its rivers and lakes. The Unite...

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Reducere. George R. Stewart's classic study of place-naming in the United States was written during World War II as a tribute to the varied heritage of the n...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Rick FalkowskiHistory of Buffalo Music & Entertainment from the 1830s to the early 1980s. Covering Canal Street & Christy's...

Publisher: Andy Warhol MuseumNumber of pages: 120Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 203 x 274 x 19Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): Jessica BeckRedesco...

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A revelatory look at the influential and enigmatic designer behind Comme des Garcons The great pantheon of fashion designers produces only a handfu...

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The first comprehensive look at the origins and diffusion across Europe of the etched print during the late 15th and early 16th centuries The etchi...

Contributor(s): Author: Wim KloosterA new look at a contentious period in the history of the Atlantic world Within just a half century, the America...

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Reducere. The Buffalo Soldiers were African Americans who served in the Regular Army between the Civil War and World War I and fought in some of the most dif...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrates 150 years by presenting its evolution into one of the world's greatest museums and its vision for the fut...

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Publisher: British Museum PressAuthor(s): Jaromir MalekIllustration(s): 21 Illustrations, black and white; 90 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: ...

Examines trends and patterns relating to religion in the lives of immigrants. This book moves beyond specific studies of particular faiths in parti...

An indispensable introduction to the evolution of Buddhist imagery from its origins in India through its spread to China, Japan, and South Asia For...

Reducere. During the dark days of World War II, forty-one individuals from Ganson Street in the industrialized Western New York city of North Tonawanda left ...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: William CrononForeword by: John DemosAfterword by: William CrononThe book that launched environmental history now updated. ...

Reducere. In the Great Lakes region of the nineteenth century, mixed bloods were a class of people living within changing indigenous communities. As such, th...