Bob Crane

The History of the Hudson River Valley: From Wilderness to the Civil War Vernon Benjamin Overlook Press, 2014, $45 Many American histories start with European invaders. Historian Benjamin, who’s lectured at both Marist and Bard, takes a much longer view, opening with a “Paleo Prelude” of the region’s geology, early hunter-gatherers, and Algonquinian cultures. Next […]