The Hudson River Guidebook [Paperback]

Arthur G. Adams (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1996

The first comprehensive guide to the Hudson since the works of Ernest Ingersoll were published in the early 1900s, this guidebook arrives to fill the need for a detailed, point-by-point guide to the river from its intersection with the Atlantic to its source in the Adirondacks. Adams offers his reader five routes by which to tour the region. The traveler can venture directly up the main steamboat channel, or choose road and rail routes on the east and west shores of the river. Maps for each route are included, together with suggestions for excursions to many points of local and historical interest along the way. Over 250 photographs and paintings, and excerpts from American authors pepper the book, giving multiple perspectives of the region's long history. For the armchair as well as the actual traveler, from the Abyssal Plain to Doodletown and Chevaux de-Frise, past Anthony's nose, Burden's ironworks, and the Saratoga Battle Field to the Hudson's source at Lake Tear of the Clouds - this is the perfect traveling guide to the Hudson River region, rich in its history and culture, and ever-plentiful in its breathtaking sights.

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About the Author

Arthur G. Adams is founding president of the Hudson River Maritime Center at Roundabout Landing in Kingston. In 1981, he was given a special award of merit for outstanding achievement in Regional Studies by the State University of New York. He is Executive Vice President of the Hudson River Navigation Company is trustee of the Victor Herbert Performance Trust Fund.

Product Details

• Paperback: 430 pages
• Publisher: Fordham University Press; 2nd edition (January 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823216802
• ISBN-13: 978-0823216802
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,628,461 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Hudson River Guidebook by Arthur G Adams, October 8, 2003

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This review is from: The Hudson River Guidebook (Paperback)

True to its name, the Hudson River Guidebook literally
guides the reader through the Hudson Region . Water arises from
springs in the Adirondacks. The Opalescent River provides one
of the highest if not the highest tributary vantagepoints in the
region. The book shows the majesty of the Great Falls of the
Passaic River at Patterson and Fort Lafayette. The area below
the Highlands is picturesque. The work displays the Hasbrouck House which was once the sight of George Washington's famous headquarters. There is a shot of the Vanderbilt Mansion.
The beautiful falls of the Mohawk at Cohoes provide a
spectacular arial shot. All-in-all the work is informative
and picturesque. This is a worthy purchase for a wide
constituency of readers. i.e. NYS historians, students,
geography buffs, environmentalists and a host of other
relevant constituencies of the Hudson region.
This book would be a goldmine for any student doing a
class project in geography, earth science, the history of NYS
or any number of assignments too numerous to list here.