Hidden History of the Mid-Hudson Valley: Stories from the Albany Post Road

by Carney Rhinevault and Tatiana Rhinevault

Book Overview

The Albany Post Road was the vital artery between New York City and the state capital in Albany in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

It saw a host of interesting events and colorful characters, though these unusual and extraordinary stories, as well as their connection to the thoroughfare, are oft forgotten. Revolutionary War spies marched this path, and anti-rent wars rocked Columbia County. Underground Railroad safe houses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609494148
• ISBN13: 9781609494148
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"