New York Books | History, Art & Culture – Schifferbooks

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The United States Military Academy at West Point houses more than cadets; there are ghosts aplenty to stir your imagination and peak your curiosity about the country’s oldest continuously running military school. This collection of 13 spooky ghost stories is...

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Ghost tales and haunted stories in Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Saratoga Springs, and the smaller New York state communities in between. New York's Capital District is an area rich in history . . . and in ghosts! Covering a dozen communities...

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A driving tour of over 50 haunted locations throughout New York's southern counties. Grab your camera and flashlight as you travel into one of the most haunted regions of New York State, the Southern Tier. Learn of a deformed figure...

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Strange and ghostly tales of historic Buffalo, New York.  The Spirits do not rest easily in Buffalo, New York. Specters of those who perished in the War of 1812 still wander along Main Street, where charred remains of their homes...

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Over 400 images document the Morris Park Crew from 1977 to today. No other graffiti crew from New York City's graffiti heyday conjures up more images of angel dust-smoking, beer-drinking, "crazy white boys," than the Bronx-born-and-bred writing group Morris Park...

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Subway map graffiti art by the most influential artists of the movement in its prime.  New York graffiti writers who cut their teeth painting trains in the '70s and '80s transfer Old Skool street art to a more permanent, collectible...

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Explore of the interiors of New York City’s most incredible abandoned places through more than 200 vibrant images of derelict hospitals, forts, factories, and more. Every city has its ghosts. From Manhattan and Brooklyn’s trendiest neighborhoods to the far-flung edges...

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A ten-year tour of New York City graffiti captured on walls, trucks, and subway cars.  Over 400 eye-popping photos provide a decade-long tour of graffiti art in New York City. Walls, trucks, and subway cars are featured with graffiti by...

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174 beautiful and visually strong black-and-white photographs of Coney Island and its inhabitants, by well-known and respected New York photographer Harvey Stein. Coney Island is an American icon celebrated worldwide, a fantasyland of the past with an evolving present and...

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Black & white photography capturing 40 years of life & culture from 1970-2010 on Coney Island, New York.  Since 1970, when world-renowned photographer Harvey Stein first turned his discerning eye toward Coney Island, his love affair with this New York...

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Recognized by the New York Times as one of the Best Photography Books. Immerse yourself in the visual stream created over the first 50 years by Kamoinge, a pioneering photographic collective founded in 1963 in New York City, at the...

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A visual story and celebration of ocean community, passion, and the New York surfer soul New York surfing is mad. Breaks are hard to access, waves are inconsistent, winter (which produces the best waves) is brutal. You might risk almost...

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The great hotels of the Catskill Mountains were once the playground of movie stars, athletes, and politicians, as well as millions of vacationing New Yorkers. In time, however, The Catskills became victim to the social and economic progression that helped...

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Trace the evolution of the Brooklyn tattooing scene's iconographic status with this rare look into the borough's gritty history. Long before hipsters called Brooklyn home, tattoo legends like Tony Polito, Mikey Perfetto, Marcus Pacheco, and Ronnie Dell’Aquila set long-lasting trends...

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A visual look at Brooklyn's history, from its rural beginnings to the present, through over 300 historic postcards and contemporary photos. The city of Brooklyn became home for generations of immigrants during the massive influx of overseas settlers in the...

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Brooklyn’s Domino Sugar Refinery, once the largest in the world, shut down in 2004 after a long struggle. Most New Yorkers know it only as an icon on the landscape, multiplied on T-shirts and skateboard graphics. Paul Raphaelson, known internationally...

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This resource assembles 129 Black artists and their magnificent works, highlighting their important contributions to art worldwide. Beginning with the Brooklyn-based artists active during the Works Progress Administration years and continuing with artists approaching their prime today, the collection spans...

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Unique perspectives on New York City's 843-acre Central Park, viewed exclusively from windows and terraces surrounding it. Over 140 photographs range from intimate fourth-floor scenes to sweeping vistas from 64 stories above Central Park in this book. The principal photographer...

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The energy, commerce, and excitement generated by New York City are unparalleled anywhere else in the world. The suburbs that surround the city are home to many of the movers and shakers that make Manhattan sparkle. These exclusive communities in...