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Author
Publisher
Appalachian Mountain Club Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Available for the first time in rich full-color, AMC's Best Day Hikes in the Catskills and Hudson Valley, 3rd Edition, is the go-to guide for hikes in this popular New York region. Encompassing more than 600 miles of trails within just a few hours of New York City, the Catskills and Hudson Valley are a hiker's paradise, boasting varied and scenic terrain, from Westchester County to Albany. This fully updated guide leads beginner and experienced hikers...
Author
Publisher
Black Dome Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Thirty-one guided hikes take the reader through landscapes in eastern upstate New York that offer tangible evidence of the area's rich history from prehistoric Native American settlements to abandoned 20th-century industries. Along the way, visit the site where a British Army surrendered and ended one of the pivotal battles of the American Revolution, an abandoned bluestone quarry where hikers have created stone furniture, one of the last remaining...
Author
Publisher
Concord River Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"In the 1940s, in the town of Nyack, New York, along the banks of the Hudson River north of New York City, two teenagers met and fell in love. They soon married and started a new family of their own, while also making a home and building their own careers. This is their story. But it is also the story of their parents and their children: those who preceded them and those who now follow in their footsteps. And it is the story of the countless people...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
" From the author of the beloved 30 Lessons for Living Karl Pillemer's 30 Lessons for Living first became a hit and then became a classic. Readers loved the sage advice and great stories from extraordinary older Americans who shared what they wish they had known when they were starting out. Now, Pillemer returns with lessons on one of the mosttalked- about parts of that book-love, relationships, and marriage. Based on the most detailed survey of longmarried...
Author
Publisher
Thames and Hudson
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Pilgrimage, a global ritual embraced by all faiths, is one of the most enduring traits in our human story. In this compelling history Peter Stanford reflects on the reasons people have walked along the same sacred paths across the ages. How do the experiences of the first pilgrims to Jerusalem, Mecca and Santiago de Compostela compare to the millions of people who embark upon life-changing physical and spiritual journeys today? And why do we still...
