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Proceedings Of The New York Historical Society For The Year 1847

Proceedings Of The New York Historical Society For The Year 1847

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General Reference19th Century United States HistoryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354506755
ISBN13: 9789354506758
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 234
Weight: 0.77
Height: 0.53 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
New York in 1847 was loud with argument, ambition, and memory. Listen to the past speak. Proceedings Of The New York Historical Society For The Year 1847 gathers the historical society proceedings of a single, consequential year: the complete annual proceedings, reports, and communications through which New Yorkers preserved their own record. From elections and acquisitions to commemorations and debates, the record shows a city deciding what to remember and why today. Within this historical documents collection are the concerns of civic custodianship, the shaping of archives, and the early craft of American scholarship. Expect antiquarian research papers alongside historical lectures and addresses, all rooted in New York State history and the daily pressures of 1840s New York City. For readers of antebellum american history, this volume is a primary source for historians: it captures how nineteenth century history journals and antiquarian society journals defined evidence, authority, and public memory before the Civil War remade the nation. It is equally rewarding for genealogy and local research, offering names, institutions, and historical leads that rarely surface in later syntheses. Collectors of classic Americana will value its period voice and documentary texture as much as its content. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this heritage title has been restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure, it brings a foundational piece of New York's learned life back to the shelf, ready for browsing, citation, and quiet fascination.

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