Around the State, New York State

Allegany to Appomattox The Life and Letters of Private William Whitlock of the 188th New York Volunteers Valgene Dunham "Dunham’s ability to place Private Whitlock—and the reader—in the time and place of the Civil War, whether on the family farm in upstate New York, in the mind-numbing routines of military life, or in the battlefield environment of the Civil War’s Eastern theater makes this a meaningful and memorable contribution to the historical genre of Civil War letters literature."—Rod Gragg, author of Confederate Goliath: The Battle of Fort Fisher Cloth $29.95    |    978-0-8156-1011-3    |    2013 ebook 978-0-8156-5205-2   Crossroads In Time An Illustrated History of Syracuse Dennis J. Connors Crossroads in Time: An Illustrated History of Syracuse is the most ambitious publication in the Onondaga Historical Association’s 145-year history. Most of the images—many in color—are taken from OHA’s collection, and several have never been published before. This book provides the engaging story of Syracuse’s expansion and development over the past 200 years. Cloth $49.95    |   978-0-8156-8149-6    |    2007   The End of the Innocence The 1964–1965 New York World’s Fair Lawrence R. Samuel "Samuel has a warm and conversational tone as he journeys back to the 1964–65 World’s Fair. . . . His book will appeal both to readers who were at the fair and those who would like to learn about it." —Library Journal Paper $19.95    |    978-0-8156-0956-8    |    2010   An Ethnic at Large A Memoir of America in the Thirties and Forties Jerre Mangione "An Ethnic at Large begins with a boy named Geraldo growing up Sicilian in Rochester, New York, and ends with the author breakfasting with Eleanor Roosevelt in the White House. . . . An effective portrait of what it was like to come of age in the 1930s and 1940s. . . . Finally, the book is a touching revelation of the author himself." — New York Times Paper $9.95    |    0-8156-0716-4    |    2001   Ethnic Utica Edited by James S. Pula The essays illuminate the reasons why the groups migrated to Central New York and includes the social, economic, political, religious and cultural development of the ethnic communities; and the contributions of the various groups to the development of the local areas. Cloth $19.95    |    0-9668178-5-0    |    2005   A Floating World More People, Places, and Pastimes of the Thousand Islands Paul Malo A Floating World is a sequel to Fools’ Paradise, forming a trilogy with Boldt Castle. Hundreds of historic photographs illustrate a conversational narrative and historical articles, bringing vividly to life a vanished way of life. Paper $19.95    |    0-9669729-2-9    |    2004   From Abbotts to Zurich New York State Placenames Ren Vasiliev Explores the origins of nearly 2,500 names of settlements, villages, towns, and cities in New York State. Each place’s origin is traced and studied, providing a reason for its name and hints at the history of the people who first settled there. Paper $19.95    |    0-8156-0798-9    |    2004   Kodak Elegy A Cold War Childhood William Merrill Decker "Hot rods. Rock-and-roll. Race relations. Urban decay. Suburban contentment and strain. Decker’s Kodak Elegy strides the tightrope of 1960s America with passion and skill. His remembered Rochester is tantalizingly rich with character and change."—Alyson Hagy, author of Ghosts of Wyoming: Stories Cloth $29.95    |    978-0-8156-0972-8    |    2012   Lake Effect Tales of Large Lakes, Arctic Winds, and Recurrent Snows Mark Monmonier "Mark Monmonier has delighted readers for years with book after book showing how geography and weather have shaped human history. . . . He’s turned his flair for narrative to the story of the lakeeffect weather that rules his native upstate New York. . . . Enter his world and you’ll be glad you did."—William H. Hooke, Policy Program Director, American Meteorological Society Cloth $24.95    |    978-0-8156-1004-5    |    2012   Monumental New York! A Guide to 30 Iconic Memorials in Upstate New York Chuck D’Imperio With a Foreword by Senator James L. Seward "Throughout Monumental New York! Chuck D’Imperio acts as your personal tour guide, detailing not only the particulars of each historical tribute but also the humaninterest characteristics and in many cases, untold stories, behind the carved creations and their subjects." —From the Foreword Paper $19.95    |    978-0-8156-0962-9    |    2011   Moonfixer The Basketball Journey of Earl Lloyd Earl Lloyd and Sean Kirst In 1950, future Hall of Famer Earl Lloyd became the first African American to play in a National Basketball Association game. A warm and gracious man, widely loved and respected, Lloyd has lived what he describes as an "incredible journey" and has spent eighty years gathering passionate lessons from that experience. Cloth 29.95    |    978-0-8156-0946-9    |    2009   Mount Allegro A Memoir of Italian American Life Jerre Mangione "A book in which you will learn more about the making of an American than in the most solemn of fictional volumes that purport to tell you all about the subject." — San Francisco Chronicle Paper $19.95    |    0-8156-0429-7    |    1998   New York Mills The Evolution of a Village James S. Pula and Eugene E. Dziedzic The book chronicles how the village and its people adapted to these environmental changes, survived and prospered, while at the same time making significant contributions to American society beyond what would be expected from a small village. Cloth $24.95    |    0-9660363-8-7    |    2005   Our Movie Houses A History of Film and Cinematic Innovation in Central New York Norman O. Keim, with David Marc "Norm Keim has captured all the excitement and innovation of those early days of local movie making, creating an entertaining and engrossing story. At the same time, he has also created a factually accurate reference book which will be a ‘must-have’ in every theater historian’s library." —Karen Colizzi-Noonan, President, Theatre Historical Society Cloth $24.95    |    978-0-8156-0896-7    |    2008   Pulling Strings The Legacy of Melville A. Clark Linda Pembroke Kaiser With a Foreword by Dennis J. Connors In Pulling Strings, Kaiser explores the extraordinary career of Melville A. Clark (1883–1953), a musician, inventor, entrepreneur, community leader, and collector whose colorful story is largely unknown. Lavishly illustrated, Pulling Strings not only uncovers the life of a musical genius but also sheds light on a forgotten chapter in Syracuse history. Cloth $29.95    |    978-0-8156-0950-6    |    2010   The St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project An Oral History of the Greatest Construction Show on Earth Claire Puccia Parham The culmination of a century-long dream to link the Great Lakes interior industrial hubs to the Atlantic Ocean, the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project stands as one of the largest and most important public works’ initiatives of the twentieth century. Seen as vital to North American commerce and strategic in advancing America’s position on the world stage, the billion dollar seaway and power dam were also a phenomenal feat of engineering involving an unprecedented level of cooperation between Canadian and American agencies and the unrelenting efforts of workers on both sides of the border. Cloth $34.95    |    978-0-8156-0913-1    |    2009   Salmon River Odyssey The Town of Richland and its Hamlets Hope Irvin Marston 2003 American Association for State and Local History Award Winner "A remarkable and superior example of local history writing. Approached topically, some surprising aspects of community were documented by its editorial team. And the book's production values rank at the very top of all New York State local history publications." — Field Horne, author of The Saratoga Reader: Writing About an American Village, 1749-1900 Paper $25.00    |    0-8156-0746-6    |    2002   Unknown Museums of Upstate New York A Guide to 50 Treasures Chuck D’Imperio "Chuck D’Imperio has traveled the rural byways of the upstate region and explored many of its museums to find the best and most interesting collections for travelers and history enthusiasts."—Garet D. Livermore, Vice President for Education, New York State Historical Association and The Farmers’ Museum Paper $27.95    |    978-0-8156-1028-1    |    2013 ebook 978-0-8156-5248-9   Wait ’Til the Cows Come Home Farm Country Rambles with a New York Dairyman Richard Triumpho Part biography, part chronicle of social life and customs, part memoir, the pieces in this collection draw heavily on Richard Triumpho’s experiences as a farmer and as a writer for Hoard’s Dairyman. Distributed for Sunnyside Press Cloth $19.95    |    0-9717214-0-8    |    2005   Walking Seasonal Roads Mary A. Hood "Mary Hood extends an invitation, ‘Join me now in walking.’ By all means, accept her invitation. She is the perfect walking companion: a combination botanist, biologist, poet, historian, humorist, conservationist and grand storyteller."—Margaret Kasper Reed, author of Lament’s Grocery Cloth $19.95    |    978-0-8156-0973-5    |    2012   For more information: Deanna McCay Acquisitions Editor Syracuse University Press 621 Skytop Road, Suite 110 Syracuse, New York 13244-5290 Tel.: 315-443-5543 dhmccay@syr.edu