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| Author | : Shawn N. Jasper and Laurie A. Jasper |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2015-03-09 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1467101834 |
When John T. Benson purchased land in Hudson in 1924, little did he know that Benson's Wild Animal Farm would make Hudson famous. For 60 years, "the Strangest Farm on Earth" became legendary. The former attraction is now a beautiful town park. Volunteers were key to the new Benson Park, just as volunteers have always made Hudson a wonderful place. These pages are filled with stories of many who gave of their time, talent, and treasure. Leonard Smith designed and helped build Central Fire Station. Shirley Nadeau is always ready to lend a hand. Leon Hammond cooked for countless bean suppers. Dr. Alfred Kimball Hills, Kimball Webster, G. Philip Rodgers, and Alvin Rodgers have been generous benefactors. The H in Hudson stands for "heart."
| Author | : Michael Hauser |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 34 |
| Release | : 2008-12 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780738560656 |
| Author | : Pat Jollota |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 132 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9781467100014 |
Profiles Vancouver's most notable and notorious residents, from the city's namesake, British Captain George Vancouver, and explorer William Clark to modern day musicians and philanthropists.
| Author | : Frances F. Dunwell |
| Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
| Total Pages | : 314 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780231070430 |
Discusses the area's folklore and history, its portrayal in art, the role of West Point as a gateway to America, and the creation of Bear Mountain Park.
| Author | : Laura Mazzuca Toops |
| Publisher | : Writers Collective |
| Total Pages | : 213 |
| Release | : 2010-01-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781933353579 |
In the summer of 1926, the Jean Goldkette jazz band, led by sax player Frankie Trumbauer and featuring 23-year-old cornetist Bix Beiderbecke, landed a season-long gig at the Blue Lantern dance hall on Hudson Lake in rural Indiana. The culture clash that resulted between the gin-swilling band members and the stuffy townspeople, fueled by Indiana Klansmen on one hand and Chicago gangsters on the other, is the subject of Toops' evocative jazz-age novel. At the center of the tale is the mercurial Beiderbecke, whose star shone brightly but briefly in the jazz world.
| Author | : Michael Hauser |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 132 |
| Release | : 2010-12-06 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1439640904 |
Relive the history of Hudson's department store, a fixture in downtown Detroit , when retailing was an event and the department store ruled the shopping scene and was a Detroit icon. The J. L. Hudson Company redefined the way Detroiters shopped and enjoyed leisure time. Many Detroiters share memories of times spent shopping and enjoying spectacular events sponsored by Hudson's. A solid and lofty icon built by businesspeople who believed in their passion, Hudson's defined Detroit's downtown, creating trends and traditions in consumer culture that still resonate with us today. Now and in the future, as Hudson's boxes, shopping bags, and artifacts are discovered in closets, attics, basements, and flea markets, many will remember that it was once as solid a civic fixture as the City-County Building or the Detroit Public Library.
| Author | : Barbara Muller |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 130 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1467100463 |
Before the Europeans came, Amerindians celebrated on Hilton Head Island with seasonal oyster feasts. Later, planters made fortunes here with Sea Island cotton. But the island came alive to the guns of the Union in 1861 and, for seven years, was host to the troops who helped former slaves even before the Emancipation Proclamation made freedom official. The forces left, and the island slept. In the pages of this book are some of the people who kept the Gullah sea island culture alive, a self-sustaining culture of mutual help and integrity, living off the sea and the land. This volume also includes some of the people who set a standard for development and made the island what it is today, unique visionaries who had a fierce devotion to preservation of the island's natural beauty, its flora, and its fauna.
| Author | : Don Rittner |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 132 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9781467100076 |
Troy was created from land belonging to three Dutch men who were descendants of Dirck Vanderheyden, Troy's first settler who began farming here in 1707. After incorporating as a city in 1816, Troy began its rise to become the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution. Utilizing the forces of two powerful streams, the Wyantskill and Poestentkill, and the mighty Hudson River, early industries sprang up in the southern and northern parts of the city. With the advent of the Erie and Champlain Canals, the city quickly became an industrial powerhouse, as ironworks produced vast quantities of products needed locally and in the expanding western part of country. With the invention of detachable collars and cuffs in the 19th century, 90 percent of American men were wearing Troy-made collars and cuffs. Troy rose to become known as "The Collar City." Trojans have also made major contributions to a growing American republic in the arts, entertainment, sciences, government, military, and industry through the 21st century.
| Author | : Darline Bergere |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2015-03-16 |
| Genre | : Photography |
| ISBN | : 1439650373 |
Mountains. Trees. A lake. What makes a city, town, or village come to life are the people--those who have gone before and those who are there today. They are what shape and build the community of Ukiah. With their personalities, foibles, compassion, and humor, some of these influential men and women stand out by design and some quietly exist on the sidelines. Utah Haley, a disabled veteran, drives other veterans to doctors' appointments. Rick Paige is always the first on-scene to help in a disaster. Spencer Brewer started the "Sundays in the Park" free concerts more than two decades ago. Ukiah is a town that supports its businesses, and those same local businesses give back to the community in many ways. Shannon Riley of Shoefly and Sox holds an annual shoe drive. Jan Hoyman and Doug Browe of Hoyman Browe Studios donate countless pieces of their work to charitable auctions. Ann Kilkenny of Mendocino Book Company gives time and assistance to local organizations. Marty Lombardi, who spent 40 years with Savings Bank of Mendocino, was always lending a helping hand to local nonprofits.
| Author | : John Gomez |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2014 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1467100927 |
From its primordial inception as a Dutch trading post on the left bank of the Hudson River to its late-19th-century reign as one of the world's great industrial centers and transportation termini, Jersey City has always been a city about people--the bold pioneers who reshaped its forested hills and elevated landscapes into a major municipality brimming with immigrant-filled neighborhoods, from which emerged even more distinct personalities. Legendary Locals of Jersey City highlights these timeless citizens, including Peter Stuyvesant, the director-general of New Netherland who rescued fledgeling settlements besieged by wars with the Lenni Lenape; Erminnie Smith, who launched an immensely popular intellectual society and salon in 1876; Hugh Roberts, the falsely accused over-spending architect of the majestic Hudson County Court House; Dr. Lena Edwards, winner of the 1964 Presidential Medal of Freedom; Helene Stapinski, national bestselling author; and Anthony Carrino and John Colaneri, stars of the hit HGTV series Kitchen Cousins and dedicated Jersey City developers.
