Ithaca: A Brief History

by Carol Kammen

Book Overview

Calmly nestled among the glacial streams and hills of central New York, residents of Ithaca may find it hard to believe that their city began with a rocky start. Transient teamsters and salt barge workers gave the town a rowdy reputation in its pioneer days, and the fledgling village seemed doomed as the "most isolated place on the Eastern Seaboard." Over the course of the nineteenth century, Ithaca's character swung like a pendulum
from debauchery...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596295155
• ISBN13: 9781596295155
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.1" x 9.7"