| Rochester: Labor and Leisure Contributor(s): Shilling, Donovan a. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738510424 ISBN-13: 9780738510422 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 974.789 |
| LCCN: 2002103802 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6.6" W x 9.28" (0.60 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - New York |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Rochester: Labor and Leisure is a visual celebration of the industrial strengths and the commercial successes of an earlier time. Located on the Genesee River, the city used the waterway to full advantage. Industries lined the riverbank, and the town thrived with enterprise and initiative. Rochester's vibrant and productive residents knew not only how to work hard but also how to enjoy life. With more than two hundred stunning photographs, Rochester: Labor and Leisure highlights the progress of the city's entrepreneurs, such as tobacco king William Kimball, oil tycoon Hiram Bond Everest, and museum operator Rattlesnake Pete. It reveals nightlife in the Gay Nineties and Front Street as it once was. It echoes the city's unforgettable one-hundredth birthday party and the acclaim received for building an aqueduct. |
Contributor Bio(s): Shilling, Donovan a.: - Historian Donovan A. Shilling is an instructor at the Rochester Museum & Science Center and is a member of the Rochester Historical Society, the Landmark Society of Western New York, and the Rochester Chapter of the National Railway Society. His other Arcadia publications include Rochester's Downtown and Rochester's Lakeside Resorts and Amusement Parks. For Rochester: Labor and Leisure, he has carefully researched and compiled photographs and narrative that recall all the splendor of this extraordinary city's golden years. |