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The fascinating story of the historic Elmwood District is told for the first time, from the arrival on the Niagara Frontier of Joseph Ellicott, through the role played by Fredrick Law Olmsted' s parks and parkways, and into the decline and renewal during modern era. This lushly illustrated book educates and enlightens, telling the stories of the people who gave Elmwood its enduring character, transforming it from dense forest into one of America' s top ten neighborhoods.
First drafts of the U.S. Constitution were written in the stately ballroom of the John Rutledge House Inn. The Battle of Gettysburg raged on the grounds at the Doubleday Inn.
Presents a survey of the varieties of agnosticism, atheism, free-thought, humanism, skepticism, and unbelief, as they have appeared historically and on the contemporary scene. This book collects biographies of the men and women associated with free-thought including Charles Bradlaugh and Annie Besant in England, and Voltaire and Diderot in France.
Our Annual Issue! New York History Review magazine explores all aspects of New York State's rich and diverse local history. CALL FOR WRITERS who specialize in all facets of New York State local history. If you are interested in being part of our publication please visit our website - NewYorkHistoryReview.com
This newly revised and updated edition is a compact history of the grain industry and grain elevators in Buffalo, from the invention of the elevator in 1842, by Joseph Dart, to today. The Buffalo History Museum originally published this booklet in 1980 as Volume 26 in the Adventures in Western New York History series. It is suitable for local history curriculum use and includes charts, illustrations and photographs.