New York : a guide to the Empire State

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New York : a guide to the Empire State

by: Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of New York, compiler

Publication date: 1940

Topics: New York (State)--History,New York (State)--Guidebooks,New York (State),New York (State) -- Guidebooks,New York Staat,Nueva York (Estado) -- Descripción y viajes -- Guías

Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press

Collection: allen_county;americana

Contributor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

Language: English

Item Size: 1.8G

xxxi, 782 pages, 64 unnumbered pages of plates : 21 cm

"First published in November 1940"--Title page verso

Map, "Tour key map of New York State," on front lining papers; folding state map, with maps of Greater New York and Long Island on verso, in pocket inside back cover

Includes bibliographical references (pages 729-739) and index

condition reviewed 2009

condition reviewed 2009

Foreword / Herbert H. Lehman, governor of New York -- Preface -- General information -- Calendar of annual events -- Part I : The general background. The New York countryside / Dixon Ryan Fox ; Geology and topography ; Plant and animal life ; Conservation and recreation ; Archaeology and Indians ; History ; Transportation ; Agriculture ; Industry ; Labor ; Ethnic groups ; Folklore ; Public welfare ; Religion ; Education ; Newspapers and radio ; Sports ; The arts ; Architecture -- Part II : Cities and special points of interest. Albany ; Auburn ; Binghamton ; Buffalo ; Elmira ; Ithaca ; New Rochelle ; New York City ; Niagara Falls ; Poughkeepsie ; Rochester ; Saratoga Springs ; Schenectady ; Syracuse ; Troy ; Utica ; West Point ; Yonkers -- Part III : Tours -- Part IV : Appendices. Chronology

Notes

Copyright not renewed as per Stanford database.
Irregular pagination.
Discolor paper and some light printing.
Foldout missing.
Some damage through out the book.
Some type lost in the spine.

Addeddate: 2019-10-10 15:19:35

Associated-names: Lehman, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry), 1878-1963, writer of foreword; Fox, Dixon Ryan, 1887-1945, contributor; New York (State). Governor (1933-1942 : Lehman), writer of foreword; New York State Historical Association, sponsor