Books for Review
The titles below are available for review. If you are interested in reviewing a book for publication in the Hudson River Valley Review, please contact us with your selected title and a brief introduction. Be sure to include your academic background and affiliation.
Dancing with the Queen, Marching with King: The Memoirs of Alexander "Sam" Aldrich
Sam Aldrich. (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press). 263pp.
Episodes from a Hudson River Town: New Baltimore, New York
Clesson S. Bush. (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press). 268pp.
Si x Weeks in Saratoga: How Three-Year-Old Filly Rachel Alexandra Beat the Boys and Became Horse of the Year
Brendan O'Meara. (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press). 267pp.
Steamboats on the Hudson River (an
Images of America title)
William H. Ewen, Jr. (Charleston, NC: Arcadia Publishing). 128 pp.
So Many Brave Men: A History of the Battle at Minisink Ford
Mark Hendrickson, Jon Inners, Peter Osborne (Easton, PA: The Pienpack Company). 828 pp.
Stealing Secrets: How a Few Daring Women Deceived Generals, Impacted Battles, and Altered the Course of the Civil War
H. Donald Winkler (New York, NY: Source Books, Inc.). 336 pp.
A Place in History: Albany in the Age of Revolution, 1775-1825
Warren Roberts (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press). 335 pp.
Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1586-1643): Designing a New World
Janny Venema (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press). 352 pp.
Adirondack Trails with Tales: History Hikes through the Adirondack Park and the Lake George, Lake Champlain, & Mohawk Valley Regions
Russell Dunn and Barbara Delaney (Hensonville, NY: Black Dome Press Corp.). 251 pp.
The Great Experiment in Conservation: Voices from the Adirondack Park
Edited by William F. Porter, Jon D. Erickson, Ross S. Whaley (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press). 540 pp.
Hudson Valley Faces & Places
Patricia Edwards Clyne (Woodstock, NY: The Overlook Press, Peter Mayer Publishers, Inc.). 333 pp.
Hudson Valley Tales & Trails
Patricia Edwards Clyne (New York, NY: The Overlook Press, Peter Mayer Publishers, Inc.). 291 pp.
Lucinda; or, The Mountain Mourner
Edited by Mischelle B. Anthony (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press). 96 pp.
Wine, A Gentleman's Game: The Adventures of an Amateur Winemaker Turned Professional
Mark Miller (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press). 213 pp.
A Huguenot on the Hackensack: David Demarest and His Legacy
David C. Major and John S. Major (Madison and Teaneck, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press). 261 pp.
The Hudson-Fulton Celebration: New York Festival of 1909 and the Making of a Metropolis
Kathleen Eagan Johnson (Tarrytown, NY: Fordham University Press, 2009 ). 228 pp.
Hudson-Fulton Celebration of 1909
Edward F. Levine (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009 ). 128 pp.
Food, Drink, and Celebrations of the Hudson Valley Dutch
Peter G. Rose (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2009 ). 157 pp.
New York: Yesterday and Today
Meg Schneider (Minneapolis, MN: Voyageur Press, 2008 ). 144 pp.
Dutch New York: The Roots of Hudson Valley Culture
Edited by Roger Panetta (Yonkers, NY : Hudson River Museum/Fordham University Press, 2009). 454 pp.
The Poesten Kill: Waterfalls to Waterworks in the Capital District
John Warren (Charleston, SC: The history Press, 2009). 128 pp.
Rhinebeck’s Historic Architecture
Nancy V. Kelly (Charleston, sC: The history Press, 2009). 192 pp.
Hurley, New York: A Brief History
Deana F. Decker (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2009) 144 pp.
Water Writes: A Hudson River Anthology In Celebration of The Hudson 400
Edited by Laurence Carr, Joann Deiudicibus, Penny Freel, and Rachel Rigolino (New Paltz, NY: Codhill Press, 2009) 124 pp.
