| Around Oswegatchie Contributor(s): Martin, David E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738538337 ISBN-13: 9780738538334 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2005 Annotation: Around Oswegatchie provides a vivid look at the lifestyle of an area of far northern New York State during the time that it depended primarily on an agrarian existence. In its early days, the town of Oswegatchie was subdivided numerous times into new townships. From Oswegatchie, Lisbon, Morristown, and DePeyster came artists, politicians, industrialists, inventors, and Civil War heroes -- people who left their footprints on a nation and helped make a better life for all. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) |
| Dewey: 974.756 |
| LCCN: 2005924383 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6.7" W x 9.22" (0.65 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Connecticut - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Around Oswegatchie provides a vivid look at the lifestyle of an area of far northern New York State during the time that it depended primarily on an agrarian existence. In its early days, the town of Oswegatchie was subdivided numerous times into new townships. From Oswegatchie, Lisbon, Morristown, and DePeyster came artists, politicians, industrialists, inventors, and Civil War heroes people who left their footprints on a nation and helped make a better life for all." |
Contributor Bio(s): Martin, David E.: - David E. Martin is also the author of Ogdensburg and coauthor of Massena. For Around Oswegatchie, he has assembled images from the St. Lawrence County Historical Association, the village of Rensselaer Falls, and the town historians of Oswegatchie, Lisbon, and DePeyster. A longtime collector of vintage pictures, he is an active member of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association and works in conjunction with local museums and historical groups to bring the past into the present so that local heritage will not be forgotten. |