Hiking
Pennsylvania,
by Warren writer
Mike Bleech
Pennsylvania,
by Warren writer
Mike Bleech
Kinzua: From
Cornplanter To The
Corps (Paperback)
by William N. Hoover
Cornplanter To The
Corps (Paperback)
by William N. Hoover
Wilderness
Forever:
Howard
Zahniser And
The Path To
The
Wilderness Act
(Weyerhaeuser
Environmental
Books)
by Mark Harvey
Biography of Tionesta
resident who was the
architect of the
National Forest system.
Forever:
Howard
Zahniser And
The Path To
The
Wilderness Act
(Weyerhaeuser
Environmental
Books)
by Mark Harvey
Biography of Tionesta
resident who was the
architect of the
National Forest system.
Cornplanter
Chronicles, a tale
of the legendary
Seneca chieftain
by Harold Thomas
Beck
One reviewer wrote:
"Cornplanter
Chronicles is one of
the finest historical
pieces I have ever
read. It is the
fictionalized account
of one of the greatest
war chiefs of all time
and being a
Cornplanter
descendant, I
appreciate the
history and the
attention to detail the
writer took in his
creation."
Chronicles, a tale
of the legendary
Seneca chieftain
by Harold Thomas
Beck
One reviewer wrote:
"Cornplanter
Chronicles is one of
the finest historical
pieces I have ever
read. It is the
fictionalized account
of one of the greatest
war chiefs of all time
and being a
Cornplanter
descendant, I
appreciate the
history and the
attention to detail the
writer took in his
creation."
"When Mr. Peterson was growing up in Warren, Pa., he had seen
some of the great Negro leaguers in barnstorming games. He later
played baseball at Upsala College in East Orange, N.J., and worked
as an editor for The World-Telegram and The Sun. When the paper
closed in 1966, he turned to freelance writing and set out to learn
the history of the Negro leagues by interviewing the star players and
studying microfilm of black newspapers.
Mr. Peterson was inspired by those memories from his boyhood. In
the
preface to "Only the Ball Was White," he recalled: "One summer
day in 1939 a kid squatted on the bank behind home plate at
Russell Field in Warren, Pennsylvania, fielding foul balls (which
could be redeemed for a nickel each - no small consideration in
those days), and saw Josh Gibson hit the longest home run ever
struck in Warren County. It was one of many impressive feats
performed by touring black players that excited the wonder and
admiration of that foul-ball shagger. This book is the belated fruit of
his wonder."
--excerpt from Peterson's obituary written by RICHARD
GOLDSTEIN, NewYork Times, February 16, 2006
some of the great Negro leaguers in barnstorming games. He later
played baseball at Upsala College in East Orange, N.J., and worked
as an editor for The World-Telegram and The Sun. When the paper
closed in 1966, he turned to freelance writing and set out to learn
the history of the Negro leagues by interviewing the star players and
studying microfilm of black newspapers.
Mr. Peterson was inspired by those memories from his boyhood. In
the
preface to "Only the Ball Was White," he recalled: "One summer
day in 1939 a kid squatted on the bank behind home plate at
Russell Field in Warren, Pennsylvania, fielding foul balls (which
could be redeemed for a nickel each - no small consideration in
those days), and saw Josh Gibson hit the longest home run ever
struck in Warren County. It was one of many impressive feats
performed by touring black players that excited the wonder and
admiration of that foul-ball shagger. This book is the belated fruit of
his wonder."
--excerpt from Peterson's obituary written by RICHARD
GOLDSTEIN, NewYork Times, February 16, 2006
| Only the Ball Was White : A History of Legendary Black Players and All-Black Professional Teams by Robert Peterson |
Join this noted
naturalist, as he
seeks adventure
birding in the virgin
timber of Wild Cat
Run, navigating a
steep precipice in
the wilds of
Goshawk Basin, or
climbing 70 feet up
a giant Eastern
Hemlock to peer into
a Sharp-shinned
Hawk's nest.
naturalist, as he
seeks adventure
birding in the virgin
timber of Wild Cat
Run, navigating a
steep precipice in
the wilds of
Goshawk Basin, or
climbing 70 feet up
a giant Eastern
Hemlock to peer into
a Sharp-shinned
Hawk's nest.
Poetry by Julie Wendell, Warren Area High School class of 1973
On Baseball, by Warren authors.................................................................
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Travel by Lee Ann Levinson, Warren Area High School class of 1974
| Leave it to someone from Warren to find the green lining of New York City. If you visit (and who doesn't?) at least with this book you'll know how to get away from the cement canyons. New York Mayor Ed Koch said, "The author has assembled a gold mine of park-related information, much of which was new to me, and I know a lot about our city parks!" Click on the book cover to read more. |
East Side, West Side
A guide to New York City
Parks
by Lee Ann Levinson
A guide to New York City
Parks
by Lee Ann Levinson
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Of all the rivers in the country, few can claim as long, diverse, and colorful a
history as the Allegheny. Jim Schafer and Mike Sajna take us on a trip from its
mouth to its headwaters, charting the Allegheny River's history from its
creation during the Ice Age to the present. Using historical records and
accounts, interviews, personal experiences, and over 150 contemporary and
historical photographs, Schafer and Sajna vividly portray the mighty Allegheny.
George Washington nearly drowned in the Allegheny's frigid waters. Indians
burned to death their British captives along the river's banks during the French
and Indian Wars. Andrew Carnegie opened a foundry on the Allegheny in the
1860s. Environmentalist Rachel Carson, infamous oilman John Wilkes
Booth, muckraker Ida Tarbell, real-life legends like Johnny Appleseed and
Mike Fink, and Seneca Indian artists figure in a narrative bedecked with 165
color photographs.
history as the Allegheny. Jim Schafer and Mike Sajna take us on a trip from its
mouth to its headwaters, charting the Allegheny River's history from its
creation during the Ice Age to the present. Using historical records and
accounts, interviews, personal experiences, and over 150 contemporary and
historical photographs, Schafer and Sajna vividly portray the mighty Allegheny.
George Washington nearly drowned in the Allegheny's frigid waters. Indians
burned to death their British captives along the river's banks during the French
and Indian Wars. Andrew Carnegie opened a foundry on the Allegheny in the
1860s. Environmentalist Rachel Carson, infamous oilman John Wilkes
Booth, muckraker Ida Tarbell, real-life legends like Johnny Appleseed and
Mike Fink, and Seneca Indian artists figure in a narrative bedecked with 165
color photographs.
Professional journalist Samuel A.
MacDonald chronicles the life, death, and
re-birth of the Allegheny National Forest.
Written from the perspective of a native of
Ridgeway, Pennsylvania, the story gravitates
to Warren, Pennsylvania featuring all of the
key players and many local personalities in
the struggle over control of Pennsylvania's
only national forest.
MacDonald writes fluently with countless
interviews in the style of Bob Woodward,
providing a cogent and useful explanation of
the intricacies and fine details, all collected in
one book.
MacDonald chronicles the life, death, and
re-birth of the Allegheny National Forest.
Written from the perspective of a native of
Ridgeway, Pennsylvania, the story gravitates
to Warren, Pennsylvania featuring all of the
key players and many local personalities in
the struggle over control of Pennsylvania's
only national forest.
MacDonald writes fluently with countless
interviews in the style of Bob Woodward,
providing a cogent and useful explanation of
the intricacies and fine details, all collected in
one book.
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