Legendary Locals Of Woodstock

Author : Richard R. Heppner,Janine Fallon-Mower
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781467100670

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Legendary Locals of Woodstock by Richard R. Heppner,Janine Fallon-Mower Pdf

Located at the foot of Overlook Mountain and at the gateway to the Catskill Mountains, Woodstock has long been both a place and an idea calling to the individual spirit within those seeking a better life. That call was answered in the 18th and 19th centuries by settlers unafraid of hard work and sacrifice striving to carve a community and a living from the challenges of a rugged countryside. The same call was heard in the 20th century by artists, musicians, and free-thinking individuals who, drawing inspiration from Woodstock's natural landscape, fashioned a cultural climate unique in the history of small-town America. From political leaders such as Elias Hasbrouck, Albert Cashdollar, and Val Cadden to cultural visionaries such as Ralph Whitehead, Hervey White, and Albert Grossman to men and women like Mescal Hornbeck, John Pike, Dr. Norman Burg, and Sam Mercer, who worked to sustain Woodstock's spirit of community, Legendary Locals of Woodstock offers a unique reflection on the road Woodstock has traveled.

Author : Anzolette D. Ellsworth,Mary E. Richmond
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1997-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0832861839

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New Woodstock and Vicinity by Anzolette D. Ellsworth,Mary E. Richmond Pdf

Author : Joel Rosenman,John Peter Roberts,Robert H. Pilpel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Woodstock Festival
ISBN : 1893818020

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Young Men with Unlimited Capital by Joel Rosenman,John Peter Roberts,Robert H. Pilpel Pdf

Woodstock is remembered as the pivotal moment that united a generation. However, the behind-the-scenes story is less utopian--and absolutely fascinating. In this amazing and humorous chronicle of the defining event of 1960's America, the promoters of the festival tell the whole story of Woodstock.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : New Woodstock (N.Y.)
ISBN : OCLC:878452001

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New Woodstock and Vicinity Past and Present by Anonim Pdf

Author : Becky Carr Imhauser,Rebecca Carr Imhauser
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781467100403

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Legendary Locals of Sedalia, Missouri by Becky Carr Imhauser,Rebecca Carr Imhauser Pdf

George R. Smith borrowed money to buy 337 acres of treeless prairie in 1856, never dreaming the central Missouri town he founded would become the "Queen of the Prairie." He did not foresee his "Sedville," now Sedalia, attracting thousands of tourists through the annual Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival and the Missouri State Fair. Smith did envision another type of visitor--steam engines that streamed through town daily. Smith's passion for the railroad launched Sedalia, and two major railroad shops sustained the city for more than a century. They provided the base for the now flourishing seat of Pettis County. Since Sedalia's official beginning in 1860, countless people have furthered Smith's vision by leaving their distinctive mark on the community. This book celebrates their contributions and shares their stories through more than 225 photographs, many previously unpublished.

Author : Richard Heppner
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2024-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781438499338

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Woodstock by Richard Heppner Pdf

Few towns in America are as famous as Woodstock, New York—although Woodstock may be most famous for an event that happened many miles away! Long before the 1969 Woodstock festival put the town on the map, it had been a center for artists and free thinkers who found refuge in its rural setting. Longtime citizens were often shocked by the arrival of these newcomers who brought new values and attitudes to their once-isolated village. From the transformative arrival of artists in the early twentieth century to the influx of musicians and young people in the 1960s, Woodstockers worked and struggled to balance everyday life in a small, rural community with the attention and notoriety the outside world brought to it. Presented chronologically, this text examines the nature of change within Woodstock's uncommon story as it emerges from the Great Depression, confronts the realty of World War II, moves through the 1950s and into an unimagined and unintended future with the arrival of the Sixties through today. At its core, this is a story of how Woodstock's cultural and political institutions, its citizens, and its physical landscape met the ever-changing challenges of changing times. It is a story of community, resilience, conflict, and transition into a world its early settlers could not have imagined.

Author : Barney Hoskyns
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-08
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780306823213

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Small Town Talk by Barney Hoskyns Pdf

Think "Woodstock" and the mind turns to the seminal 1969 festival that crowned a seismic decade of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. But the town of Woodstock, New York, the original planned venue of the concert, is located over 60 miles from the site to which the fabled half a million flocked. Long before the landmark music festival usurped the name, Woodstock-the tiny Catskills town where Bob Dylan holed up after his infamous 1966 motorcycle accident-was already a key location in the '60s rock landscape. In Small Town Talk, Barney Hoskyns re-creates Woodstock's community of brilliant dysfunctional musicians, scheming dealers, and opportunistic hippie capitalists drawn to the area by Dylan and his sidekicks from the Band. Central to the book's narrative is the broodingly powerful presence of Albert Grossman, manager of Dylan, the Band, Janis Joplin, Paul Butterfield, and Todd Rundgren-and the Big Daddy of a personal fiefdom in Bearsville that encompassed studios, restaurants, and his own record label. Intertwined in the story are the Woodstock experiences and associations of artists as diverse as Van Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Tim Hardin, Karen Dalton, and Bobby Charles (whose immortal song-portrait of Woodstock gives the book its title). Drawing on numerous first-hand interviews with the remaining key players in the scene-and on the period when he lived there himself in the 1990s-Hoskyns has produced an East Coast companion to his bestselling L.A. canyon classic Hotel California. This is a richly absorbing study of a vital music scene in a revolutionary time and place.

Author : Chuck D'imperio
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780815654407

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Graves of Upstate New York by Chuck D'imperio Pdf

Graves of Upstate New York presents a fascinating look at the lives and deaths of 100 legendary Americans who are laid to rest in Upstate New York. D’Imperio takes readers on a journey across the state, visiting an array of famous New York grave sites, from Mark Twain, Harriet Tubman, and James Fenimore Cooper to Helen Hayes, Lucille Ball, four US presidents, a Kentucky Derby–winning horse, and the most famous one-legged tap dancer in the world. D’Imperio tells the story of each individual, along with photographs and detailed information about the cemetery. From West Point to Lake Placid to Buffalo and all points north, south, east, and west, Graves of Upstate New York offers a cultural tour across the great expanse of Upstate New York in search of its famous residents and their lasting legacies.

Author : Richard D. Smith
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467100496

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Legendary Locals of Princeton by Richard D. Smith Pdf

Princeton grew along a Leni Lenape Indian trail that was widened in the 1700s and eventually became part of the King's Highway through New Jersey. Right from its beginning, Princeton's history has been truly American. So have its inhabitants, both great and humble. George Washington won a crucial victory here and returned when Princeton was briefly de facto capital of the fledgling United States. George Gallup pioneered modern opinion polling here. Albert Einstein and other European refugees transformed the region scientifically and intellectually. Internationally famous actors and musicians, including Paul Robeson, Bebe Neuwirth, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Ethan Hawke, have called Princeton home. Resident writers have ranged from Sinclair Lewis to Peter Benchley. Locally beloved were small business persons such as country store owner Mary Watts and public servants like mayor and unabashed cancer battler Barbara Boggs Sigmund. And among the good and great have been a few real rogues. They are all part of Princeton's colorful saga.

Author : Richard Heppner
Publisher : Excelsior Editions/State University of New York Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2024-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1438499329

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Woodstock by Richard Heppner Pdf

"The story of Woodstock, N.Y., over the last 100 years and how a small, rural town coped with the many challenges of changing times"--

Author : Julie Byrne
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780231541701

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The Other Catholics by Julie Byrne Pdf

“An excellent study of churches on the fringe that incubate new ideas and shed new light on mainstream religion.”—Times Higher Education Independent Catholics are not formally connected to the pope in Rome. They practice apostolic succession, seven sacraments, and devotion to the saints. But without a pope, they can change quickly and experiment freely—with some affirming communion for the divorced, women’s ordination, clerical marriage, and same-sex marriage. From their early modern origins in the Netherlands to their contemporary proliferation in the United States, these “other Catholics” represent an unusually liberal, mobile, and creative version of America’s largest religion. In The Other Catholics, Julie Byrne shares the remarkable history and current activity of independent Catholics, who number at least two hundred communities and a million members across the United States. She focuses in particular on the Church of Antioch, one of the first Catholic groups to ordain women in modern times. Through archival documents and interviews, Byrne tells the story of the unforgettable leaders and surprising influence of these understudied churches, which, when included in Catholic history, change the narrative arc and total shape of modern Catholicism. As Pope Francis fights to soften Roman doctrines with a pastoral touch and his fellow Roman bishops push back with equal passion, independent Catholics continue to leap ahead of Roman reform, keeping key Catholic traditions but adding a progressive difference. “Byrne’s enlightening research and analysis will undoubtedly raise awareness of these little-known Catholic denominations.”

Author : Carol Turner
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467101509

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Legendary Locals of Broomfield by Carol Turner Pdf

The city of Broomfield had its beginnings in the "howling wilderness" of the late 1850s. At first, the settlement was little more than two stage stops along a treacherous route to California. The Church family operated Church's Crossing Stage Stop, a day's ride from Denver on the Overland Trail. Over many years, other pioneer families settled in: the Graves and Crooks families, the Browns, Nissens, Wrights, Koziseks, Archers, Hansens, Shaws, Brunners, and more. Some of these families claim five or six generations in the area. A century passed before Broomfield began to grow into the city it is today. In the late 1950s, a group of investors began building Broomfield Heights. As young families began moving in, the farm community was transformed into a suburban city, guided by local notables such as Don DesCombes, George Di Ciero, and others. Perhaps the most admirable aspect of the city's history is the enormous amount of work done by community-minded volunteers. Their story is one of selfless enthusiasm, of hard work with no reward except a better place to live.

Author : John Gomez
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467100922

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Legendary Locals of Jersey City by John Gomez Pdf

From its primordial inception as a Dutch trading post on the left bank of the Hudson River to its late-19th-century reign as one of the world's great industrial centers and transportation termini, Jersey City has always been a city about people--the bold pioneers who reshaped its forested hills and elevated landscapes into a major municipality brimming with immigrant-filled neighborhoods, from which emerged even more distinct personalities. Legendary Locals of Jersey City highlights these timeless citizens, including Peter Stuyvesant, the director-general of New Netherland who rescued fledgeling settlements besieged by wars with the Lenni Lenape; Erminnie Smith, who launched an immensely popular intellectual society and salon in 1876; Hugh Roberts, the falsely accused over-spending architect of the majestic Hudson County Court House; Dr. Lena Edwards, winner of the 1964 Presidential Medal of Freedom; Helene Stapinski, national bestselling author; and Anthony Carrino and John Colaneri, stars of the hit HGTV series Kitchen Cousins and dedicated Jersey City developers.

Author : Elizabeth Shepard,Mike Farrelly
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781467100533

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Legendary Locals of Montclair, New Jersey by Elizabeth Shepard,Mike Farrelly Pdf

In the 1870s, railroads transformed Montclair from a rural retreat to a haven for influential businessmen and artists. They came for the orderly government, excellent schools, flourishing churches, able physicians, and attractive families. Actress Laura Keene sought the area's healthy atmosphere after contracting tuberculosis. Civil War hero Dr. J.J.H. Love was influential in organizing the first hospital. Other Civil War notables include Medal of Honor recipient Abram Haring and Gen. John C. Tidball. After famed painter George Inness made Montclair his home, dozens of artists came to be near him and share his influences. Today's roster of artists continues to be amazing: Oliver Lake, Frankie Faison, Horace Ott, George Walker, Olympia Dukakis, and Louis Zorich. Legendary Locals of Montclair shares the inspiring tales of songwriter Herman Hupfeld; Lucy Stone, founder of the American Suffrage Association; medical pioneers Emily and Elizabeth Blackwell; pastor Harry Emerson Fosdick; violin maker Carleen Hutchins; astronaut Buzz Aldrin; inventor Carleton Ellis; and baseball greats Yogi Berra and Larry Doby.

Author : Michael Lang,Holly George-Warren
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780061892264

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The Road to Woodstock by Michael Lang,Holly George-Warren Pdf

The definitive account of the most famous music festival of all time: Woodstock. “[A] vivid and lively account of those hectic and historic three days….The best fly-on-the-wall account, tantamount to having had a backstage pass to an iconic event.” —New York Post The Woodstock music festival of 1969 is an American cultural touchstone, and no book captures the sights, sounds, and behind-the-scenes machinations of the historic gathering better than Michael Lang’s New York Times bestseller, The Road to Woodstock. USA Today calls this fascinating, entertaining, and blissfully nostalgic look back, “Invaluable.” In The Road to Woodstock, Michael Lang recaptures the magic for the generation that was there…and for the generations that followed. Just in time for the 50th Anniversary of the Woodstock festival, this definitive volume tells you everything you need to know about the most famous three days in music history.