Utica Contributor(s): Bottini, Joseph P. (Author), Davis, James L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738554960 ISBN-13: 9780738554969 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2007 Annotation: Serving as a wilderness crossroads and eventual stopover and trade location on the world-famous Erie Canal, Utica fulfilled a vital function in New York States overall role as the gateway to the American West. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
Dewey: 974.762 |
LCCN: 2007927920 |
Series: Then & Now (Arcadia) |
Physical Information: 0.39" H x 8.05" W x 9.17" (0.81 lbs) 96 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Geographic Orientation - New York - Locality - Utica-Rome, N.Y. |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Utica fulfilled a vital function in New York State's overall role as the gateway to the American West. Vintage and contemporary photographs come together in this uniquie volume, portraying Utica's evolution from a wilderness crossroads to eventual stopover and tradelocation on the world-famous Erie Canal. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bottini, Joseph P.: - Joseph P. Bottini and his former history pupil and current social studies teacher James L. Davis mold a story of transition in Utica, from the city's emergence as "the Hub of the Empire State" in the early 20th century to its contemporary efforts toward relevance in the 21st century. |