Historic Theaters of New York's Capital District
Historic Theaters of New York's Capital District

Author: John A. Miller

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1467137464

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Experience the architecture and colorful history of the Historic Theaters of New York's Capital District as author John A. Miller charts the entertaining history. For generations, residents of New York's Capital District have flocked to the region's numerous theaters. The history behind the venues is often more compelling than the shows presented in them. John Wilkes Booth brushed with death on stage while he and Abraham Lincoln were visiting Albany. The first exhibition of broadcast television was shown at Proctor's Theater in Schenectady, although the invention ironically contributed to the downfall of theaters across the nation. A fired manager of the Green Street Theatre seized control of the theater with a group of armed men, but Albany police stormed the building and the former manager regained control.

The Mohawk
The Mohawk

Author: Codman Hislop

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

Published: 1989-10-01

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 9780815624721

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Hislop writes living history. Father Jogues is there, as are Sir William Johnson and Molly Brant, Nicholas Herkimer, DeWitt Clinton, Eliphalet Nott, the Remingtons, Charles Steinmetz, and a host of others. Fur trading, land grabbing, Dutch, Palatines, Yankees, the Battle of Oriskany, the Erie Canal, the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad, General Electric are all part of the story of The Mohawk. Hislop's presentation of this unique region is both informative and compelling.

Community Builders
Community Builders

Author: Gordana Rabrenovic

Publisher: Temple University Press

Published: 2010-04-20

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1439903476

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Addressing relevant urban issues, a careful look at the relationships between neighborhood associations and development.

Twentieth Century Limited
Twentieth Century Limited

Author: Douglass C. Horstman

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2009-09-29

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 1440163286

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Seventeen-year-old Henry Horstman was one of 1.4 million Germans who braved the Atlantic Ocean to immigrate into the United States during the 1880s with the hope of achieving a better life. Twentieth Century Limited details the compelling life story of Horstman, who pursued his boyhood dream in one of the most dangerous industries in Americaonly to lose it in the prime of his life. Douglass Horstman, the grandson of Henry Horstman, draws on memories and historical accounts as he chronicles his grandfathers fascinating lebengeschichte (life story) while also highlighting the carnage on the rails that devastated the lives of thousands of railroad workers and their families during a time when railroad corruption was rampant. As a youth in Germany, Henry was faced with the possibility of conscription into the Prussian Army but chose instead to follow the example of his uncle, a lokomotivfuhrer (engineer) in America. The author pieces together a captivating story that follows Henry from his Prussian youth to his first steps onto American soil and his fateful job on a railroad in upstate New York. At a time when thousands of trainmen were being killed or injured, Henry Horstman displayed insurmountable determination and courage, turning his journey through life and on the rails into an inspiring biography.

Electric City
Electric City

Author: Julia Kirk Blackwelder

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 2014-11-14

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1623492211

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For seven decades the General Electric Company maintained its manufacturing and administrative headquarters in Schenectady, New York. Electric City: General Electric in Schenectady explores the history of General Electric in Schenectady from the company’s creation in 1892 to the present. As one of America’s largest and most successful corporations, GE built a culture centered around the social good of technology and the virtues of the people who produced it. At its core, GE culture posited that engineers, scientists, and craftsmen engaged in a team effort to produce technologically advanced material goods that served society and led to corporate profits. Scientists were discoverers, engineers were designers and problem solvers, and craftsmen were artists. Historian Julia Kirk Blackwelder has drawn on company records as well as other archival and secondary sources and personal interviews to produce an engaging and multi-layered history of General Electric’s workplace culture and its planned (and actual) effects on community life. Her research demonstrates how business and community histories intersect, and this nuanced look at race, gender, and class sets a standard for corporate history.