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Author |
: David Byars |
Publisher |
: Excelsior Editions |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2016 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1438462816 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781438462813 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Synopsis Our Time at Foxhollow Farm by : David Byars
Our Time at Foxhollow Farm is a remarkable pictorial history of an eminent Hudson Valley family in the early decades of the twentieth century. Illustrated with the family's extensive collection of personal albums compiled during the nascent years of photography, it provides a fascinating insight into the regional, social, and architectural history of the era. In 1903 Tracy Dows, the son of a successful grain merchant from Manhattan, married Alice Townsend Olin, whose Livingston forebears had settled in the Rhinebeck, New York, area in the late 1600s. Dows purchased and combined several existing farms to establish his estate, Foxhollow Farm, next to Alice's ancestral home. He commissioned Harrie T. Lindeberg, a sought-after architect trained under Stanford White, to design the family home and other buildings on the property, and the Olmsted Brothers to landscape its rolling hills. The Dowses raised their three children on the estate, and led a busy social life of tennis tournaments, weddings, dinners, and dances with such friends and neighbors as the Roosevelts and the Astors. Tracy Dows devoted himself largely to the pursuit of agricultural and civic affairs at home and in the Rhinebeck community. Olin Dows, Tracy and Alice's son, became a notable painter active in President Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration. Our Time at Foxhollow Farm follows the Dows family from 1903 through the 1930s, documenting their life at home, social activities, and travels in America and Europe. An enthusiastic amateur photographer, Tracy Dows took many of this book's photographs himself, offering a vivid and warmly intimate perspective on privileged early twentieth-century American life.
Author |
: Richard Estep |
Publisher |
: Llewellyn Worldwide |
Total Pages |
: 188 |
Release |
: 2019-09-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780738760797 |
ISBN-13 |
: 073876079X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Horrors of Fox Hollow Farm by : Richard Estep
Fox Hollow Farm, the infamous Indiana property where Herb Baumeister allegedly murdered at least eleven men, has a grim past and an unsettling present. This riveting book pieces together the story of the tragic case and explores the paranormal encounters that continue to this day, delving into the psyche of a suspected murderer and the terrifying supernatural activity that lingers in the aftermath of such unspeakable evil. The Horrors of Fox Hollow Farm provides detailed insights from the original criminal investigation as well as the perspectives of the man who survived Herb's attempt on his life. This chilling book also features actual supernatural evidence—from EVPs and psychic confirmations to first-hand accounts of the disembodied hands and voices that regularly manifest on the estate.
Author |
: Tabitha Paige |
Publisher |
: Paige Tate & Company |
Total Pages |
: 35 |
Release |
: 2020-10-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781950968015 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1950968014 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Synopsis Our Little Adventures by : Tabitha Paige
"Follow along with Little Fox as he plans a surprise picnic for his friend Owl,"--
Author |
: Nathaniel Parker Willis |
Publisher |
: State University of New York Press |
Total Pages |
: 398 |
Release |
: 2021-11-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781438486246 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1438486243 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Synopsis Out-Doors at Idlewild; or, The Shaping of a Home on the Banks of the Hudson by : Nathaniel Parker Willis
During the 1850s and '60s, by far the most prominent author in all of New York State was the writer, editor, and publisher Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806–1867). Nearly as prominent as Willis himself was his Hudson Valley estate, Idlewild, where literary elites gathered and about which Willis himself wrote and published extensively. In 1846, Willis founded the Home Journal, which would go on to become Town and Country. In Out-Doors at Idlewild, first published in 1855, Willis chronicled the creation of his estate at Cornwall-on-Hudson (near West Point), as well as life amid its countryside. The land afforded brilliant views of the river and the mountains to the East. Calvert Vaux, the famed architect of both landscapes and houses, designed the elaborate and ornate Gothic Revival home, which Willis named Idlewood (whereas he called the estate Idlewild), and into which the Willis family moved in July of 1853. Here, Willis wrote a series of papers for the Home Journal documenting life at the seventy-acre estate. These papers were gathered together in Out-Doors at Idlewild, a celebration of Willis's home and estate.
Author |
: Ryan Green |
Publisher |
: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages |
: 158 |
Release |
: 2018-04-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1987520661 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781987520668 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Synopsis You Think You Know Me by : Ryan Green
In the fall of 1994, Erich Baumeister (13), was playing in a wooded area of his family's estate, when he stumbled across a partially buried human skeleton. He presented the disturbing finding to his mother, Julie, who inquired about the skull to her husband, Herb. He told her that the skeleton belonged to his late father, an anaesthesiologist, who used it for his research. He said he didn't know what to do with it, so he buried it in the back garden. Astonishingly, Julie believed him. Over the course of eighteen-months, Julie became increasingly concerned and even frightened by her husband's mood swings and erratic behaviour. In June 1996, whilst Herb was on vacation, she granted police full access to her family's eighteen-acre home. Within ten days of the search, investigators uncovered the remains of eleven bodies. Once news of the findings at Fox Hollow Farm was broadcast, Herb disappeared. He was missing for eight days when campers eventually found his body inside his car. In an apparent suicide, Herb had shot himself while parked at Pinery Park, Ontario. He wrote a three-page suicide note explaining his reasons for taking his life, which he attributed to his failing marriage and business. There was no mention of the victims scattered in his backyard. Herb Baumeister would later be alleged to have killed at least nine more men along the Interstate 70 between Indiana and Ohio, and coined the "I-70 Strangler." It is entirely possible that he was one of the most prolific serial killers in history, but because of his perpetual cowardice in the face of scrutiny, the world will never know. In You Think You Know Me, bestselling author Ryan Green assumes the role of Herb Baumeister and attempts to fill in the blanks on one of Indiana's most mysterious serial killers. CAUTION: This book contains descriptive accounts of sexual abuse and violence. If you are especially sensitive to this material, it might be advisable not to read any further.
Author |
: Thomas S. Wermuth |
Publisher |
: SUNY Press |
Total Pages |
: 202 |
Release |
: 2001-10-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 079145083X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780791450833 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (3X Downloads) |
Synopsis Rip Van Winkle's Neighbors by : Thomas S. Wermuth
Explores the social and economic transformations of the mid-Hudson River Valley during the key expansionist period in American history.
Author |
: Camilla Trinchieri |
Publisher |
: State University of New York Press |
Total Pages |
: 232 |
Release |
: 2016-03-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781438461298 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1438461291 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Synopsis Seeking Alice by : Camilla Trinchieri
Finlaist for the 2016 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the General Adult Fiction category Winner of the 2017 Italian American Studies Association Book Award This gripping story of love and loss centers on Marco, an Italian diplomat; Alice, his American wife; and their young children. Stationed in Prague during World War II, Marco and Alice become enemies when the United States enters the war, forcing Alice and the children to move from Prague to Rome and finally to Cernobbio in a desperate attempt to flee to Switzerland. Through alternating passages narrated by Alice and daughter Susie, readers shuttle back and forth between war-torn Europe and 1950s Massachusetts to search for answers and unravel the mystery about what really happened to Alice during the war.
Author |
: Barbara M. Kelly |
Publisher |
: State University of New York Press |
Total Pages |
: 304 |
Release |
: 1993-02-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781438408699 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1438408692 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Synopsis Expanding the American Dream by : Barbara M. Kelly
Much has been written about the housing policies of the Depression and the Postwar period. Much less has been written of the houses built as a result of these policies, or the lives of the families who lived in them. Using the houses of Levittown, Long Island, as cultural artifacts, this book examines the relationship between the government-sponsored, mass-produced housing built after World War II, the families who lived in it, and the society that fostered it. Beginning with the basic four-room, slab-based Cape Cods and Ranches, Levittown homeowners invested time and effort, barter and money in the expansion and redesign of their houses. The author shows how this gradual process has altered the socioeconomic nature of the community as well, bringing Levittown fully into the mainstream of middle-class America. This book works on several levels. For planners, it offers a reassessment of the housing policies of the 1940s and '50s, suggesting that important lessons remain to be learned from the Levittown experience. For historians, it offers new insights into the nature of the suburbanization process that followed World War II. And for those who wish to understand the subtle workings of their own domestic space within their lives, it offers food for speculation.
Author |
: Nick Allen Brown |
Publisher |
: Keylight Books |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2024-06-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1684424267 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781684424269 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis Field of Dead Horses by : Nick Allen Brown
Small Town...Big Secret Georgetown, Kentucky, 1939 Soon after dawn on a February morning, Elliott Chapel discovers an unconscious, bloodied, young woman lying face up in the cold waters of Penny creek. Days later, awakening from her hypothermic coma, Ellie Evans finds herself on the Chapel Farm. Once she explains her plight as the abused wife of a powerful man, Elliott offers her and her son a place to stay and vows to keep them from harm For both Ellie and Elliott, life under the same roof is a challenge--with the cantankerous Paul Chapel, Elliott's father who spends his retirement days drinking whiskey with his aging coonhound by his side. Elliott has taken over the daily operations of the horse farm with his assistant, Booley. Booley manages a small staff and helps Elliott attempt the impossible with the newly-acquired horse of a high-profile client. Ellie pitches in and helps out when she can and helps change the mood of the busy farm with her sweet charm and culinary skills, even getting on the good side of the bad-tempered Paul Chapel. Just when daily life settles into an enjoyable rhythm, a violent struggle erupts when the malicious Mayor Evans descends on the farm with the county sheriff and two deputies. Armed with shotguns, they remove Ellie and her son from the farm, against her will. Narrated by Elliott five decades later, he recalls the incident on the chapel Farm and subsequent events which ultimately reveal the long-kept secret--hidden in a small town since 1939.
Author |
: Leila Philip |
Publisher |
: State University of New York Press |
Total Pages |
: 353 |
Release |
: 2009-04-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781438427713 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1438427719 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Family Place by : Leila Philip
One womans journey to uncover her familys history and understand the ties that bind us to a particular place. Encompassing three centuries of manor lords and tenant farmers, Civil War heroes and renegade aunts, award-winning author Leila Philip tells the story of her ancestral Hudson Valley home, Talavera, and the mystery of her attachment to it. After her fathers death in 1992, Leila and her family struggled to find the means to keep their farm intact. This uphill battle led her to examine the forces that compel a family to sacrifice almost everything to hold onto a particular piece of land. Newly republished with a folio of historic photographs and an epilogue that updates the story of the farm and the family to the present, A Family Place addresses the tensions between memory and recorded fact, inviting readers to take a new look at their own sense of home. Philip is an extremely gifted writer who doesnt skirt somber emotional notes. She has created a brave, eloquent, and beautifully constructed memoir of a remarkable place and the remarkable family that belongs to it. Chronogram Author Leila Philip presents a tribute to her familys long and illustrious history, revealing a piece of Americana that is hard to replicate. A Family Place is recommended reading for anyone who wants to see the evolution of the American family first hand. Reviewers Bookwatch Philip grafts history, natural history, and autobiography into a stunning performance. Maureen Howard, author of Big as Life Mesmerizing Both narrative threads are profoundly personal. Braided together with insight, they pay homage to the ideals of home and family with a resonance that should extend beyond her home region. Publishers Weekly an unpretentious, subtly shaded story of the importance of understanding the ghosts and heroes that reside in every ancestral home. New York Times An exquisite rendering of a Hudson Valley family farm, as detailed and colored as a Persian miniature. Philips family history is alarmingly transporting, and her sense of place so rich you can taste it. Kirkus Reviews(starred review) Riveting one of the most finely written family histories available. Library Journal