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Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 706
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Commemorative Biographical Record of Ulster County, New York
Author: Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Dutchess and Putnam, New York
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Category : Dutchess County (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 848
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Commemorative Biographical Record of Ulster County
Author: Higginson Book CompanyPublisher:
ISBN: 9780832850851
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Languages : en
Pages : 1330
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Commemorative Biographical Record of Dutchess County
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Category : Dutchess County (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1352
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Esopus
Author: Karl R. WickPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738511887
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 134
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Located on the western shore of the Hudson River, the town of Esopus is known as "place of the small river, wellspring of creation." Here, Amerindians made wampum belts and forged treaties with rogue ambassador and pioneer Kit Davits; former slave Sojourner Truth began her freedom trail; Judge Parker wrote speeches for his presidential campaign; and on nearby riverbanks, John Burroughs pondered nature and composed his essays. Esopus, with its collection of more than two hundred images, tells not only of these historic figures but also of the immigrants who plied their trades among the ice, boats, and barns; built walls of stone and farmed the land; or sought their riches in the salted gold mine on Hussey's Hill.
History of Ulster County, New York
Author: Nathaniel Bartlett SylvesterPublisher:
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Category : Ulster County (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Secret War for the Union
Author: Edwin C. FishelPublisher: HMH
ISBN: 0544388135
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 761
Book Description
“A treasure trove for historians . . . A real addition to Civil War history” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). At the end of the American Civil War, most of the intelligence records disappeared—remaining hidden for over a century. As a result, little has been understood about the role of espionage and other intelligence sources, from balloonists to signalmen with their telescopes. When, at the National Archives, Edwin C. Fishel discovered long-forgotten documents—the operational files of the Army of the Potomac’s Bureau of Military Information—he had the makings of this, the first book to thoroughly and authentically examine the impact of intelligence on the Civil War, providing a new perspective on this period in history. Drawing on these papers as well as over a thousand pages of reports by General McClellan’s intelligence chief, the detective Allan Pinkerton, and other information, he created an account of the Civil War that “breaks much new ground” (The New York Times). “The former chief intelligence reporter for the National Security Agency brings his professional expertise to bear in this detailed analysis, which makes a notable contribution to Civil War literature as the first major study to present the war’s campaigns from an intelligence perspective. Focusing on intelligence work in the eastern theater, 1861–1863, Fishel plays down the role of individual agents like James Longstreet’s famous ‘scout,’ Henry Harrison, concentrating instead on the increasingly sophisticated development of intelligence systems by both sides. . . . Expertly written, organized and researched.” —Publishers Weekly “Fundamentally changes our picture of the secret service in the Civil War.” —The Washington Post
Commemorative Biographical Record of Northeastern Pennsylvania
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Category : Monroe County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1010
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Commemorative Biographical Record of Fairfield County, Connecticut
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Category : Fairfield County (Conn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1798
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Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Huron and Lorain, Ohio
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Category : Huron County (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 1242
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