The happy valley
Subtitle: the elegant eighties in upstate New York.
By: Photos by Leonard Dakin. Foreword by Louis C. Jones. Appendix by Beaumont Newhall.
Edition: [1st ed.
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 1965
Place of publication: Syracuse, N.Y.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
Subjects: Dakin family.; Country life -- New York (State) -- Cherry Valley.; Cherry Valley (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
Description: Combines a body of family lore and family photographs to create a document of significant social history.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 257-258.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Foreword by Louis C.Jones vii; title: Preface xiii; title: List of Illustrations xxi; title: PART ONE: CHERRY VALLEY, 1830-1880; title: Grandparents 3; title: Parents 31; title: The Family at "Woodbine" 47; title: The Dakins at "Uplawn" 81; title: PART TWO: SUMMERS IN THE HAPPY VALLEY, 1880-1890; title: Buggy Rides 103; title: Games 129; title: Leonard Stops Action 143; title: Bustles and Bowlers 173; title: Sports and Diversions 207; title: Dickens and "Glorified Lemonade" 215; title: Romance 229; title: BIBLIOGRAPHY AND APPENDIX; title: Selected Bibliography 257; title: A Technical Note on Dakin's Photography; title: by Beaumont Newhall 259; title: .