Around Geneseo

Around Geneseo

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Publication Date: 19th February 2004

Geneseo, one of the loveliest and most historic villages in the Finger Lakes region, was founded just after the American Revolution. During its first century, it flourished as a rich agricultural center. In 1871, it became a college town with the establishment of what is today the State University of New York at Geneseo. Around Geneseo, with its exceptional collection of photographs-many never before published-captures the essence of the frontier settlement that blossomed into a center of government, learning, and culture. This exciting history includes not only Geneseo, the hub, but also the ... Read More
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Geneseo, one of the loveliest and most historic villages in the Finger Lakes region, was founded just after the American Revolution. During its first century, it flourished as a rich agricultural center. In 1871, it became a college town with the establishment of what is today the State University of New York at Geneseo. Around Geneseo, with its exceptional collection of photographs-many never before published-captures the essence of the frontier settlement that blossomed into a center of government, learning, and culture. This exciting history includes not only Geneseo, the hub, but also the ... Read More
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Geneseo, one of the loveliest and most historic villages in the Finger Lakes region, was founded just after the American Revolution. During its first century, it flourished as a rich agricultural center. In 1871, it became a college town with the establishment of what is today the State University of New York at Geneseo. Around Geneseo, with its exceptional collection of photographs-many never before published-captures the essence of the frontier settlement that blossomed into a center of government, learning, and culture. This exciting history includes not only Geneseo, the hub, but also the surrounding communities of Avon, Groveland, Leicester, Livonia, Mount Morris, and York.
Details
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Images of America
  • Publication Date: 19th February 2004
  • State: New York
  • Illustration Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9780738534961
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
Author Bio
For Around Dansville, William R. Cook and Eric C. Huynh have scoured the town's treasury of old photographs, selected some 200 of the most informative ones, and presented them with precise, colorful, and sometimes witty commentary. Cook, the coauthor of Around Geneseo and author of six other books, has taught for more than 35 years at the State University of New York, Geneseo, where he is a Distinguished Teaching Professor of History. Huynh, a history major, is in his senior year at Wabash College.
William R. Cook has authored five other books and has taught history at the State University of New York at Geneseo for a third of a century. Daniel J. Schultz is a senior history major at the university. Together, they have created a book that is highly interesting, occasionally humorous, always educational, and often inspiring. Around Geneseo offers residents and visitors alike a glimpse of life that will unlock history, evoke memories, and continue the proud tradition that defines Geneseo.
Geneseo, one of the loveliest and most historic villages in the Finger Lakes region, was founded just after the American Revolution. During its first century, it flourished as a rich agricultural center. In 1871, it became a college town with the establishment of what is today the State University of New York at Geneseo. Around Geneseo, with its exceptional collection of photographs-many never before published-captures the essence of the frontier settlement that blossomed into a center of government, learning, and culture. This exciting history includes not only Geneseo, the hub, but also the surrounding communities of Avon, Groveland, Leicester, Livonia, Mount Morris, and York.
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Images of America
  • Publication Date: 19th February 2004
  • State: New York
  • Illustrations Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9780738534961
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
For Around Dansville, William R. Cook and Eric C. Huynh have scoured the town's treasury of old photographs, selected some 200 of the most informative ones, and presented them with precise, colorful, and sometimes witty commentary. Cook, the coauthor of Around Geneseo and author of six other books, has taught for more than 35 years at the State University of New York, Geneseo, where he is a Distinguished Teaching Professor of History. Huynh, a history major, is in his senior year at Wabash College.
William R. Cook has authored five other books and has taught history at the State University of New York at Geneseo for a third of a century. Daniel J. Schultz is a senior history major at the university. Together, they have created a book that is highly interesting, occasionally humorous, always educational, and often inspiring. Around Geneseo offers residents and visitors alike a glimpse of life that will unlock history, evoke memories, and continue the proud tradition that defines Geneseo.