A Place in History: Albany in the Age of Revolution, 1775-1825 (Excelsior Editions) - Hardcover

Roberts, Warren

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1438433298 ISBN 13: 9781438433295

Verlag: Excelsior Editions, 2010

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Book by Roberts Warren

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"If you love Albany history ... there are rewarding moments [in this book]." -- Schenectady Daily Gazette

"Warren Roberts has given us a highly personal look at Albany in Revolutionary and Federal periods, to stake out what he believes was the capital's role in national, even world, affairs of the time. Informed by scholarship, Roberts' book is nonetheless directed at a broad audience, one he hopes will discover Albany anew." -- Field Horne, Chair, Conference on New York State History

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In 1998, after completing a book on the French Revolution. Warren Roberts took a bicycle ride into the heart of the city in which he had lived for thirty-five years. Thus began a ten-year journey into the history of Albany. New York, Reading about the city's past, poring over old maps, and returning again and again to the city's historic sites with his camera. Roberts found that the more he delved into Albany's history, the more he uncovered about the city's important role in three larger historical narratives: the American Revolution, the French Revolution, and the construction of the Eric Canal. A Place in History is not only about Albany's role in these historical narratives, but is also about the men and women who were caught up in it, their public lives as well as their private intrigues, dalliances, and foibles. As Roberts shows, the history that unfolded along the Hudson River between 1775 and 1825 saved one revolution, caused another, transformed the city of Albany and the state of New York, and ultimately helped lay the foundations of a global economy.

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• Verlag: Excelsior Editions
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1438433298
• ISBN 13: 9781438433295
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 356