Troy [Images of America Series]

Rittner, Don

ISBN 10: 0752412663 / ISBN 13: 9780752412665

Published by Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC, 1998

About this Item

Size: Octavo (standard book size). 128 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Illustrated wraps, extensively illustrated with black-and-white photographs. "Troy, New York has earned some distinctive titles and it's more than 200 years of existence. 'The Home of Uncle Sam', 'the Collar City', and the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution, Troy has a colorful and engaging history. Troy celebrates the city where 19-year-old Kate Mullaney, an Irish iImmigrant, organized 200 women for the first all-female labor union (Collar Laundry Union) more than a century ago. It is where Bessemer Steel was first poured in America, where the plates for the iron-clad ship the Monitor were manufactured. With more than 200 photographs, most of which come from the rich archives of the Rensselaer County historical society, Troy spans much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries." Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 lb 11 oz. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Books; ISBN: 0752412663. ISBN/EAN: 9780752412665. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 011084.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Troy [Images of America Series]
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC
• Publication Date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0752412663
• ISBN 13: 9780752412665
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: Edition Unstated.
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Genealogy & Local History

About this title

Synopsis

In this book, a collection of photos offer a historical background of Troy, New York. This book gives a pictorial tour of Troy's existence in which sparked it's success. Photographs capture Troy at time when it was rich in human and industrial legacies. A collection of these photos capture the celebration of Troy where 19 year old Kate Mullaney organized 200 women for the first all female labor union more than a century ago. Including the times when Troy first introduced Bessemer Steel in America and when the trademark Uncle Sam originated. In this collection of more than 200 photos, most of which came from the rich archives of the Rensselaer County Historical Society, Troy spans much of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

About the Author

Author Don Rittner is president and owner of The Learning Factory, an innovative education center in the Capital District Region of New York State. Devoted to the preservation of community history, Rittner coordinates the Capital District Preservation Task Force and has published ten books. He has received numerous awards and grants for his preservation work, including the Nature Conservancy’s Oak Leaf Award and New York State Outdoor Education Association’s Environmentalist of the Year.