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A Kayaker's Guide to the Hudson River Valley: The Quieter Waters--Rivers, Creeks, Lakes and Ponds
Shari Aber
Black Dome Press, 2007
Wow! All in one book.
In Shari Aber's guide you discover a personal odyssey combined with extraordinarily complete information on kayaking on the rivers, ponds, and lakes in this region of New YOrk. This book is formatted to allow you to plan your trip from your easy chair. Every area in ...
Syracuse and Its Surroundings: A Victorian Photo Tour of New York's Salt City
H. P. Smith
Black Dome Press, 2002
A Victorian-era tour of Syracuse illustrated with 103 original photographs! Most of all the landscape pictured has vanished. Municipal buildings, commercial structures, notable private dwellings and manufacturing concerns are all imaged and described.
American Wilderness: The Story of the Hudson River School of Painting
Barbara Babcock Millhouse
Black Dome Press Corp., 2007
Outstanding
A classic of the literature beautifully updated with absolutely superb illustrations. A "must" for anyone interested in the Hudson River School
Catskill Peak Experiences: Mountaineering Tales of Endurance, Survival, Exploration & Adventure from the ...
Black Dome Press Corp., 2008
Eighty-eight different mountaineers/writers offer 101 true tales of high adventure in the Catskill Mountain High Peaks, as compiled and edited by Carol Stone White. The stories are divided into sections that include: Marathon Hikes, Wildlife Encounters, Wild Weather, Navigating in the Wilderness, Misadventures, Winter Adventuring, Lost in the ...
Adirondack Waterfall Guide: New York's Cool Cascades
Russell Dunn
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C. Russell Dunn
Black Dome Press, 2003
things do change
I am an avid waterfall hunter. I found this guide to be extremely helpful, and ulike most others, the directions were pretty good. I've been trying to reach Russell Dunn, so I hope that maybe he logs in here to see what people think. There was a waterfall written ...
The Traveler's Guide to the Hudson River Valley: From Saratoga Springs to New York City (Traveler's Guide to ...
Tim Mulligan
Black Dome Press, 2006
A Perfect Companion to the Region
I have used this book on many of my forages into the Hudson River region and I have always found its inspired commentary, accurate information and insightful observations make it the perfect book for exploring this region. I highly recommend this book for all who ...
Hudson Valley Waterfall Guide: From Saratoga and the Capital Region to the Highlands and Palisades
Russell Dunn
Black Dome Press Corp., 2005
I guess its OK
I was very exited to see this book because I love photographing waterfalls and on the surface the books looks very informative. However this book suffers from one huge flaw. The directions on how to get to the first three of the falls we tried to locate were very vague ...
Diamond Street: The Story of the Little Town With the Big Red Light District
Bruce Edward Hall
Black Dome Press, 1994
grew up in Hudson
Having grown up in Husdon, I found this little book a delightful afternoon read. It was interesting to catch a glimpse of the history of my little town...my goodness, what a history it was! I heard stories from my dad about making 25c runnning for beer or watching ...
Another Day, Another Dollar: The Civilian Conservation Corps in the Catskills
Diane Galusha
Black Dome Press, 2008
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Franklin D. Roosevelt s New Deal program to help young, unemployed men during the Great Depression by hiring them to work in a mammoth forest army, completed thousands of vital conservation projects nationwide. They were paid just $30 a month a dollar a day. In the Catskills, at CCC camps in Ulster ...
Written In Stone
Chet Raymo
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Maureen E. Raymo
Black Dome Press, 2001
Perfect Read for the Lay
First off, this book was probably intended for Tourists. The lay. The casual reader somewhat interested in the targeted area's mountain history. As such, its simply a big hit! One reader said "boring in parts"? It's a small short book. I couldn't put it down. ...
Berkshire & Taconic Trails: A Ranger's Guide (Ranger's Trail Guides)
Edward G. Henry
Black Dome Press, 2008
Conservation professional Edward Henry, acclaimed author of Catskill Trails and Gunks Trails, leads the way to the best vistas and scenic sites of the Berkshire and Taconic mountains of Massachusetts, New York, and Vermont, providing scientific interpretation along the way and insights into the region s geology, wildlife biology, botany, forest ...
Historic Hudson: An Architectural Portrait
Byrne Fone
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John Ashbery
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Black Dome Press Corp., 2005
Good browsing, good reading
A thoroughly entertaining account of a Hudson River city with a truly fascinating history. I recommend it to anyone interested in nineteenth-century America, American architecture, especially the vernacular architecture of the northeast, and America as it once was. The ...
Catskill Region Waterfall Guide
Russell Dunn
Black Dome Press, 2004
Very Helpfull
A very good book that helped me discover some great places in the Catskills. Thanks to this book I was able to take some great photographs. The book is well written and gives directions, history, and advice to finding the waterfalls.
Catskill Trails: A Ranger's Guide to the High Peaks (Catskill Trails; A Ranger's Guide to the High Peaks)
Edward G. Henry
Black Dome Press, 2000
Refreshing and Informative
This book is a lot different (and better) than most guides. I bought this one and liked so much I bought the other Catskill Trails book also. There is a lot of history and ecology here and I learned more about the mountains than from any of my other guidebooks. The ...
Rip Van Winkle Railroads: Canajoharie & Catskill R.R., Catskill Mountain Ry., Otis Elevating Ry., Catskill & ...
William F. Helmer
Black Dome Press, 1999
The history of the narrow gauge railroads--the Canajoharie & Catskill Railroad, the Catskill Mountain Railway, the Catskill & Tannersville Railway and the Otis Elevating Railway that steamed through the Catskill Mountains.
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