LOCAL HISTORY – NEW YORK

Press-Republican

Clinton County Memories: The Early Years [Historic Photographic Record of New York's North Country]

New York: Pediment Publishing, 2016. A CENTURY OF NORTH COUNTRY LIFE IN PICTURES.
When local newspapers became the visual memory of an entire community.

Compiled from the archives of the Press-Republican, this pictorial history preserves the people, places, businesses, schools, industries, and community events that shaped Clinton County during its formative years. Drawing heavily upon contemporary newspaper photography, the volume captures everyday life across the region and provides a visual record of a community positioned at the crossroads of New York, Vermont, and Canada.

Illustrated throughout with historical black-and-white photographs, the book presents a broad survey of local history through images and accompanying narrative captions. Family historians, regional collectors, and students of New York's North Country will find a wealth of documentary material preserving a rapidly disappearing past.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Publisher's illustrated oblong Hardcover. Measures 11 by 8.75 inches. 144 pages with index. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white historical photographs.

CONDITION: New. No flaws or blemishes. Gift Quality. Bindings are tight and secure. Text is clean; light, even age-toning.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE —
Located along Lake Champlain and the Canadian frontier, Clinton County played an important role in transportation, commerce, military history, and regional development in northern New York. Volumes such as this preserve local photographic archives that document community life beyond the scope of traditional historical narratives.

SUBJECTS: Clinton County New York; Plattsburgh History; Lake Champlain Region; North Country New York; Historic Photographs; Community History; Regional Americana; Genealogy Research, Local History; New York History; Americana.

Item #22093
ISBN: 9781597256865

Price: $35.00