Hidden History of the Mohawk Valley: The Baseball Oracle, the Mohawk Encampment and More

Cudmore, Bob

ISBN 10: 1626191212 / ISBN 13: 9781626191211

Published by The History Press, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hidden History of the Mohawk Valley: The Baseball Oracle, the Mohawk Encampment and More
• Publisher: The History Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1626191212
• ISBN 13: 9781626191211
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

Much of the history of New York's scenic Mohawk Valley has been recounted time and again. But so many other stories have remained buried, almost lost from memory. The man called the baseball oracle correctly predicted the outcome of twenty-one major-league games. Mrs. Bennett, a friend of Governor Thomas Dewey, owned the Tower restaurant and lived in the unique Cranesville building. An Amsterdam sailor cheated death onboard a stricken submarine. Not only people but once-loved places are also all but forgotten, like the twentieth-century Mohawk Indian encampment and Camp Agaming in the Adirondacks, where Kirk Douglas was a counselor. Local historian Bob Cudmore delves deep into the region's history to find its most fascinating pieces of hidden history.

About the Author

Bob Cudmore has written a weekly newspaper column on Mohawk Valley history for the Daily Gazette for over a dozen years. A former adjunct instructor in mass media at Albany's College of St. Rose, Cudmore worked in public relations for the State University of New York from 1993 to 2001. He has an MA and BA in English from Boston University. A radio and television personality, Cudmore began hosting the morning show on Lite 104.7/1570 AM WVTL radio in Amsterdam in 2004. He lives with his family in Glenville.