New York Books | History, Art & Culture – Schifferbooks

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Take a ride over the Niagara Falls, through the rapids, or around the whirlpool to discover outlandish stories with frightening outcomes. You've heard about people going over the falls in a barrel, but what of those who have stayed behind...

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New York City's Meatpacking District is known today for glitz and glamour, but it used to be famed for blood, muscle, and sweat. When photographer Pamela Greene first visited this area, she found a 24-hour neighborhood that changed daily, from...

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1980s Bronx subway graffiti documented through over 500 photos with raw accounts by the artists themselves.  Foreword by graffiti historian Henry Chalfant, coproducer of Style Wars—the seminal documentary on New York graffiti and hip-hop culture. In the 1980s, brothers Kenny (a.k.a. KEY)...

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Rare, previously unpublished and nostalgic photos of graffiti art from subway lines largely overlooked in New York City graffiti history. Despite playing canvas to a long list of talented writers, the IND (Independent) and BMT (Brooklyn Manhattan Transit) lines have...

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20 attention-grabbing and real-life historically unique and mysterious sites in the Hudson Valley region of New York. The Hudson Valley is rooted in the mysterious. In fact, author Washington Irving called it “the spellbound region.” But whether fact, superstition, or...

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Through 15 additional stories on the Hudson River Valley and Catskills, this fascinating and spooky follow-up explores the area's history and folklore. Picking up where the first volume of Hudson Valley History & Mystery left off, readers will learn little-known...

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Over 50 haunted locations of the mid-Hudson Valley of New York, on both sides of the river. Take a ghostly tour of New York's Hudson Valley and learn about its history, legends, and resident spirits. Meet the ghost of servant...

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With passion and expertise, Nancy de Flon and Anton de Flon expose the history, infrastructure, architecture, and natural beauty of their beloved Hudson Valley. Through their photographs of an eclectic variety of buildings and stunning landscapes, this Photographic Tour puts...

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A visual look at private garden landscapes in New York City, featuring plans, plant lists, and lavish color photographs.  This book goes where few have gone before, into 14 very different gardens belonging to residents of New York City. These...

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New York City's oldest neighborhoods are downtown, where scores of timeworn ads have improbably survived for decades. These "ghost signs" hold the secrets of businesses and products that vanished decades ago. Clues to our jobs, schools, places of worship, cafés,...

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Ghost signs hold the secrets of businesses and products that vanished decades ago. Clues to our jobs, schools, places of worship, cafés, and concert halls are hidden in their stories. New York City's neighborhoods, from 14th Street to its northernmost...

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A grab-and-go illustrated field guide to Ithaca, NY, the heart of the Finger Lakes, featuring natural wonders, best views, offbeat outings, and secret history.  Ithaca, NY, is home to Cornell University and Ithaca College. And Gorges. It is enlightened and...

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60 years of UFO research covering Long Island, New York by investigave reporter Joseph Flammer are captured here, including interviews, sightings, reports, and investigations. Join investigative reporter Joseph Flammer as he examines 60 years of Long Island's “silent alien invasion.”...

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Over 235 rare images of vintage New York City subway graffiti art, from the pioneers and masters of the 1970's to the 1990's.  Ride back in time on the colorful New York City subway line of the 1970s to 1990s;...

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Follow a captivating, scenic tour of the mid-Atlantic region in spectacular landscape photography of lesser-known and lesser-explored areas of these states. Gorgeous panoramic photographs describe the towns, architecture, natural places, and landscapes of six of the original colonies. When most...

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Full-page profiles of 180 men and women buried at West Point accompany a walking tour of the grounds. The West Point Cemetery is one of the most beautiful military cemeteries in the world. It is also the resting place of...

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Have you wondered what lies beyond the grave? Join the Paranormal Adventurers as they unlock secrets in some of Long Island’s historic and most haunted cemeteries. Venture with them into the darkest regions of the paranormal. See ghostly mists and...

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Journey with The Paranormal Adventurers as they blaze a new path to Long Island's most perplexing paranormal mysteries: ghosts, ghouls, and monsters. See an apparition of a long-dead ship's captain as it appears to a passenger on the Port Jefferson...

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A comprehensive haunted history of Long Island, New York, complete with photographs of ghostly phenomena and directions for your own ghost hunt.  Dare to investigate Long Island's most haunted places to experience real ghosts! Pursue a dreaded headless ghost at...