Rip Van Winkle's Neighbors

Rip Van Winkle's NeighborsExplores the social and economic transformations of the mid Hudson River Valley during the key expansionist period in American history. Although Rip Van Winkle was a fictional character, his community in the mid Hudson Valley of New York State was very real. Thomas S. Wermuth's book shows that the popular view of Hudson Valley farmers as self sufficient, independent, and free of governmental authority is as fictional as the character of Rip Van Winkle

and demonstrates the ongoing importance of sociality

This book addresses the unique psychological needs of gifted children

cork and tannings

cruel punishments deemed appropriate at the time

Blues on Stage offers a new and comprehensive introduction to the development of this American musical style

La reina del sur

and limits of national culture

most commonly at night

and explores in some depth the challenges of making drainage work

The final three sections review on-farm safety systems to ensure safety and sustainability in the dairy industries of the United States

Building on recent scholarship and his own reading of Tang sources

”– Jim Slater