Download or read book History of Clinton and Franklin Counties New York written by Duane Hamilton Hurd and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 934 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Clinton County written by Anastasia L. Pratt and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Situated south of Montreal and north of the Adirondacks, Clinton County boasts beautiful lake and mountain vistas. Residents of the county, through 13 history museums and historical associations, celebrate their heritage, taking particular care to note early settlers who came south from Canada and north from the capital region. The county's history includes a long military tradition with a citizen's military training camp and Plattsburgh Air Force Base; an active industrial culture that started with iron ore production and continued with the making of various consumer products, such as automobiles, boats, train cars, and paper products; and a vibrant agricultural heritage based on dairy farming, apple orchards, and maple syrup production. Tourism joined industry and agriculture as a significant economic factor in the county's life.

Download or read book The Documentary History of the State of New York written by and published by . This book was released on 1819 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Higher written by Neal Bascomb and published by Crown. This book was released on 2004-09-21 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Roaring Twenties in New York was a time of exuberant ambition, free-flowing optimism, an explosion of artistic expression in the age of Prohibition. New York was the city that embodied the spirit and strength of a newly powerful America. In 1924, in the vibrant heart of Manhattan, a fierce rivalry was born. Two architects, William Van Alen and Craig Severance (former friends and successful partners, but now bitter adversaries), set out to imprint their individual marks on the greatest canvas in the world--the rapidly evolving skyline of New York City. Each man desired to build the city’s tallest building, or ‘skyscraper.’ Each would stop at nothing to outdo his rival. Van Alen was a creative genius who envisioned a bold, contemporary building that would move beyond the tired architecture of the previous century. By a stroke of good fortune he found a larger-than-life patron in automobile magnate Walter Chrysler, and they set out to build the legendary Chrysler building. Severance, by comparison, was a brilliant businessman, and he tapped his circle of downtown, old-money investors to begin construction on the Manhattan Company Building at 40 Wall Street. From ground-breaking to bricklaying, Van Alen and Severance fought a cunning duel of wills. Each man was forced to revamp his architectural design in an attempt to push higher, to overcome his rival in mid-construction, as the structures rose, floor by floor, in record time. Yet just as the battle was underway, a third party entered the arena and announced plans to build an even larger building. This project would be overseen by one of Chrysler’s principal rivals--a representative of the General Motors group--and the building ultimately became known as The Empire State Building. Infused with narrative thrills and perfectly rendered historical and engineering detail, Higher brings to life a sensational episode in American history. Author Neal Bascomb interweaves characters such as Al Smith and Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt, leading up to an astonishing climax that illustrates one of the most ingenious (and secret) architectural achievements of all time.

Download or read book THE DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ARRANGED UNDER DIRECTION OF THE HON CHRISTOPHER MORGAN SECRETARY OF STATE written by E. B. O'CALLAGHAN and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New York written by Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 1210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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