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  • Troy History Reader
    Don Rittner
    In Volume One you will find articles such as Norman Rockwell’s relationship with Troy, how Troy promoted anti-slavery, the real story of Uncle Sam, and the connection between the early founding of the Boy Scouts and Troy’s collar industry, to name a few of the eighteen stories in this edition.Famous as the Collar City, it literally invented the collar and cuff industry in 1827 ...
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    43,10 €

  • Albany History Reader
    Don Rittner
    Volume Two of this 'History Reader' series deals with 19th-century Albany. It includes articles about the controversy over the possible removal of a Revolutionary War Hero’s statue, Albany’s connection to the killing of Abraham Lincoln and Houdini, and the plan to create the first underwater tunnel connecting Albany to the city of Rensselaer. ...
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    43,17 €

  • Albany History Reader
    Don Rittner
    Volume One contains nineteen articles dealing with Albany’s threatened historic resources. These stories also were chosen to illustrate how a Colonial Dutch settlement went on to play a vital role in shaping the American experience. In addition, it provides ideas on how to capitalize on this history to increase heritage tourism and showcase the contributions Albany has made to ...
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    44,23 €

  • The Altamont Fair 1893-2018 Souvenir Edition
    Don Rittner
    Since 1893 the Altamont Fair has been keeping the age-old tradition of country fairs alive with entertaining acts, music, midways, circus & carnival acts, competition and exhibits. It serves as a place where community engagement takes place; where love is kindled; where young people learn friendship, explore the arts, pursue agrarian lifestyles, and learn how to work together ...
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    32,41 €

  • The Altamont Fair Bringing City and Country together with Tradition since 1893. Collector’s Edition
    Don Rittner
    Since 1893 the Altamont Fair has been keeping the age-old tradition of country fairs alive with entertaining acts, music, midways, circus & carnival acts, competition and exhibits. It serves as a place where community engagement takes place; where love is kindled; where young people learn friendship, explore the arts, pursue agrarian lifestyles, and learn how to work together w...
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    113,40 €

  • Watervliet
    Don Rittner
    This collection of historic maps over the centuries depicts the evolution of Watervliet, New York, from a river plain to an important and early manufacturing center in the Capital District. This fourth volume presents many maps from the 17th to 20th centuries that show the early settlers of the region and the communities they created such as the villages of Washington, Gibbonsv...
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    37,09 €

  • Watervliet
    Don Rittner
    This collection of images over the centuries brings to light some of the people, events, and institutions that made Watervliet New York an important and early manufacturing center in the Capital District. This third volume presents the Watervliet Arsenal, an Army-owned and operated manufacturing facility located in the northern part of Watervliet. The arsenal is the oldest, con...
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    36,98 €

  • Watervliet
    Don Rittner
    This collection of images over the centuries brings to light some of the people, events, and institutions that made Watervliet, New York animportant and early manufacturing center in the Capital District. Thissecond volume presents Watervliet’s Erie Canal. Scenes along the canal of businesses, manufacturers, mom and pop stores, homes, and people that give the city this rich his...
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    37,01 €

  • Munsell’s Annals of Albany, 1850 Volume One
    Don Rittner
    Between 1850 and 1859, Albany, New York printer Joel Munsell published ten volumes of The Annals of Albany. Each of these volumes were compendiums of historical information he collected on the history of Albany, New York and combined them, in no apparent order or category, into an annual publication for a decade. He collected scraps from newspapers, genealogy, deaths, religion...
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    42,59 €

  • Watervliet Historic Images
    Don Rittner
    This collection of images over the centuries brings to light some of the people, events, and institutions that made Watervliet New York an important and early manufacturing center in the Capital District. This first volume presents Watervliet’s streetscapes: scenes from the many businesses, manufacturers, and mom and pop establishments that give the city this rich history. Man...
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    36,98 €

  • Delivery With Grace
    Don Rittner
    Founded in 1931 in Schenectady, New York by nurse M. Grace Jorgensen, Bellevue Maternity Hospital grew into the most trusted name in women’s health care. It remained the region’s premier facility dedicated to the care of women & infants while under the Jorgensen family tenure. ...
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    38,26 €

  • Troy Orphan Asylum
    Don Rittner
    There are few institutions in America that can claim that they have been servicing the needs of indigent children for over 185 years. Yet, Vanderheyden, formerly known as Vanderheyden Hall and before that the Troy Orphan Asylum, has been doing just that. Vanderheyden’s rich history of serving the needs of young children goes unmatched in the Capital District of New York.To cel...
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    29,84 €

  • Troy (is)
    Don Rittner
    There are very few cities in America that have had so many fingerprints on what makes up American culture over the last two centuries.What started out as a simple Dutch farm in the eighteenth century grew to become one of the most powerful and influential cities in America.Troy has so many stories of greatness. Those of us that grew up in Troy know many of them. Those just disc...
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    31,23 €

  • Vanderheyden History of the Troy Orphan Asylum 1833-2018
    Don Rittner
    There are few institutions in America that can claim that they have been servicing the needs of indigent children for over 185 years. Yet, Vanderheyden, formerly known as Vanderheyden Hall and before that the Troy Orphan Asylum, has been doing just that. Vanderheyden’s rich history of serving the needs of young children goes unmatched in the Capital District of New York.To cel...
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    33,88 €

  • EcoLinking
    Don Rittner
    EcoLinking is a how-to manual and from start to finish you will gain the tools to fight for your piece of the planet. This book is for the student, the housewife, the farmer, teacher, and anyone else who feels compelled to do something about the destruction of the environment, locally or globally. ...
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    26,04 €

  • Troy Chronicles
    Don Rittner
    Troy Chronicles is a collection of 25 essays on the history of Troy, New York written between 1999 and 2005 by Don Rittner in the Troy Record newspaper. ...
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    21,96 €

  • The Legacy of Mount Ida
    Don Rittner
    Troy New York’s Mount Ida, now Prospect Park, is a relict of the last glacial episode in North America, and has a unique history of private to public ownership during Troy’s 200 years of existence. Named for its Greek forbearer Mount Ida has a commanding view of the Hudson Valley. Overlooking the flood plain of the Hudson River and with a view of 25 miles on a clear day, Mount ...
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    30,36 €

  • Adriaen Block and the Onrust
    Don Rittner
    Dutch captain Adriaen Block explored the Hudson Valley and American Northeast during the 17th century and led the way for eventual Dutch colonization of the Northeast. He built the Onrust, the first fur trading ship built in America in 1614. This book sheds light on Block the person and his struggles to build the Onrust. ...
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    19,07 €