Heart of Central New York (eBook)

Stories of Historic Homer, NY

Martin A. Sweeney (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
424 Seiten
Hamilton Books (Verlag)
978-0-7618-7333-4 (ISBN)

Infos

In The Heart of Central New York: Stories of Historic Homer, NY Martin A. Sweeney makes the past come alive through this collection of articles from his column in The Homer News. Through his writing, Sweeney offers readers a glimpse of the excitement he brought to his classrooms by bringing to life the people, events, manners, and mores of the past in a community that is the heart of Central New York State. This compilation represents Sweeney's successful efforts as a public historian in using the press as a tool for generating interest in his community's unique historical identity.With annotations and a touch of humor, this book illustrates for current and emerging public historians how to successfully engage a community in acknowledging their history mattersthat the fibers of ';microhistory' contribute to the rich tapestry that is county, regional, state, and national history.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.8.2022
• Zusatzinfo: 24 Illustrations including: - 23 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 1 Maps.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Journalistik
• Schlagworte: Central New York • Homer, New York • Journalism
• ISBN-10: 0-7618-7333-3 / 0761873333
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7618-7333-4 / 9780761873334