Hotchkin's History of Western New York
Hotchkin's History of Western New York

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Publisher: Between the Lakes Group LLC

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 657

ISBN-13: 0976634260

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Hotchkin's "History of Western New York" is, first and foremost, a compendium of local histories of Western New York State -- meaning anything West of Utica, NY. If there was at any time in or before 1848 a Presbyterian or a Congregational church in a particular community in this geographical area, there is very likely to be material about both the community (and its people), as well as the church, in this 600+ page volume.

Grassroots Reform in the Burned-over District of Upstate New York
Grassroots Reform in the Burned-over District of Upstate New York

Author: Judith Wellman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-01-21

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 1317775759

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Before the Civil War, upstate New York earned itself a nickname: the burned-over district.African Americans were few in upstate New York, so this book focuses on reformers in three predominately white communities. At the cutting edge of revolutions in transportation and industry, these ordinary citizenstried to maintain a balance between stability and change.