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Hudson Valley Ruins: Forgotten Landmarks of an American Landscape Paperback – June 6, 2017
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- Print length356 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherUniversity Press of New England
- Publication dateJune 6, 2017
- Dimensions7 x 1 x 10 inches
- ISBN-101512601314
- ISBN-13978-1512601312
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"[Hudson Valley Ruins] takes a middle road between the extravagant picture-book of erstwhile luxury estates and the scholarly architectural catalog, giving overviews of endangered sites by region, and telling in detail the life stories of several properties in each area. The 'ruins' encompass not only empty mansions but also the detritus of commerce: cement mines, gargantuan icehouses, the submerged hulks of steamboats, even an early electric-power station. These histories are individually riveting and cumulatively alarming. One rushes through these place-portraits to find out whether the architectural protagonist makes it in the end, or dies owing to neglect or ruthlessness. Hudson Valley Ruins reminds us of the callous disregard of the future for today's wealth and power, no matter how grand. One may keep up with the Joneses, perhaps, but not with the onslaught of time."-- "Newsday"
"In Hudson Valley Ruins: Forgotten Landmarks of an American Landscape, preservationists Thomas E. Rinaldi and Robert J. Yasinsac share their fascination with the dozens of once grand--but now abandoned--buildings and sites that dot the Hudson River landscape. Enhanced with hundreds of telling black and white photographs, the book describes the historical and architectural significance of the ruins, which range from majestic river estates to the former factories, while capturing the flavor of a bygone era."-- "Hudson Valley Magazine" (9/1/2006 12:00:00 AM)
"Meticulously researched and full of evocative photographs, this is a yearning ode to our vanishing architectural heritage."-- "Chronogram" (9/1/2006 12:00:00 AM)
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“The most beautiful and historical of America’s big waterways, the Hudson River has for almost four centuries reflected the political and economic development of an entire continent. Hudson Valley Ruins tells of the factories, railroad stations, quaint estates, department stores, brickyards and other historic structures near its banks that are now threatened by redevelopment and argues elegantly and persuasively that we need to save them. Bravo.” (Kenneth T. Jackson, Jacques Barzun Professor of History, Columbia University)
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- Publisher : University Press of New England; 1st edition (June 6, 2017)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 356 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1512601314
- ISBN-13 : 978-1512601312
- Item Weight : 1.47 pounds
- Dimensions : 7 x 1 x 10 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #983,717 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #163 in Historic Architectural Preservation
- #645 in Photo Essays (Books)
- #16,388 in U.S. State & Local History
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