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Second edition of guide to resources of French and French Canadian histories and heritage in the state of New York. Historical introduction to New York explorers, settlers, and immigrants of French heritage from as early as 1524. Guide to people,…

A history of the growth of nineteenth-century labor movements in the neighboring industrial cities of Troy and Cohoes, New York, on the banks of the Hudson River. The labor and market conditions, social contexts, and events specific to each city that…

French heritage travel and resource guide to New York state, divided by region and described by town and city. From the foreword to the text: "Continuing the tradition begun in the 17th century, French and Canadian ties flourish in New York which…

An examination of industrial labor through the lenses of ethnicity and gender in 19th-century Cohoes, New York. From the text: "This essay intends to examine the ways in which the cultural experience of the predominantly immigrant working class might…

From the author: "One third of the population of Cohoes, New York, is descended from French-Canadians who immigrated to the northeastern United States between 1840 and 1930. Since the end of immigration, the close-knit community centered on the…