Richards atlas of New York State
By: Robert J. Rayback, editor-in-chief.
Edition: [1st ed.]
Publisher: F.E. Richards
Published: 1959
Place of publication: Phoenix, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 66
Subjects: New York (State) -- Maps; New York (State) -- Historical geography -- Maps
Genres: Maps
Notes: CONTENTS:

New York metropolitan area map -- Reference map : places, population -- the ice sheet and New York’s landscape -- New York under ice --  New York State land heights -- New York State land heights and landform regions -- The origins of New York’s Indians -- Early migrations, language groups, representative tribes -- The formation of the Iroquois Confederacy -- The Five Nations and neighboring tribes -- The fur trade and the Iroquois conquests -- Creation of the Iroquois empire, 1626-1681 -- Indian life and economy in New York -- Indian settlement in New York -- Discovery and exploration of  New York -- European exploration and penetration 1498-1688 -- Water on the New York scene -- Principal watersheds -- Streamflow -- Public water supply -- The mineral wealth of New York -- Mineral production -- New York takes shape : boundary adjustments,  1604-1880 -- The emergence of New York -- New York in the French and English struggle for North America -- New York in the colonial wars, 1689-1763 -- Campaigns of the revolution in New York, 1775-1776 -- New York in the war for independence, 1775-1776 -- Campaigns of the revolution in New York, 1777-1778 -- New York in the war for independence, 1777-1779 -- Campaigns of the revolution in New York, 1779-1781 -- New York in the war for independence, 1779-1781 --

Toward the Empire State -- New York State before expansion -- Land policy in three eras -- Land patents, grants, purchases in New York, 1624-1800 -- New York politics, 1860-1879 -- Strength of political party allegiance, 1860-1879 -- New York politics, 1880-1908 -- Strength of political party allegiance, 1885-1908 -- New York politics, 1909-1928 -- Strength of political party allegiance, 1914-1928 -- New York politics, 1929-1954 -- Strength of political party allegiance, 1932-1954 -- Elements of weather and climate -- Length of growing season in days -- March of the seasons -- Annual precipitation in inches -- The beginning of New York’s transportation revolution -- Turnpikes and canals -- The growth of New York’s railroads -- Railroad network -- Manufacturing in New York’s economy -- Manufacturing in New York -- New York’s role in American literature, 1650-1865 -- Literary history of New York, 1650-1865 -- New York literature from reconstruction to the great depression -- Literary history of New York, 1866-1928 -- Literary history of New York, 1929-1958 -- Continuations of texts.
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