Empire on the Hudson
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: February 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 620
ISBN-13: 9780231076760
Subjects: American history: from c 1900 -; Shipping industries; Politics / Current Events; History: American; New York; Government - State & Provincial; Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev; United States - General; History / United States / General; Sociology - Urban; 20th century; Economic aspects; Harbors; History; New Jersey; New York (State)
First sentence: FROM lakes and streams high in the Adirondack Mountains, the river named for Henry Hudson flows south for 300 miles, past Schuylerville, and Troy, and Albany, and then, on its east bank, past Dutchess County and Putnam and Westchester-all cities and counties of New York State.