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The Hudson Valley: The First 250 Million Years

David Levine ’80, Parent ’23

From the dinosaurs and the glaciers to the first native
peoples and the first European settlers, from Dutch and
English Colonial rule to the American Revolution, from
the slave society to the Civil War, from the robber
barons and bootleggers to the war heroes and the
happy rise of craft beer pubs, the Hudson Valley has a
deep history.

“The Hudson Valley: The First 250 Million Years”
chronicles the Valley's rich and fascinating history and
charms. Often funny, sometimes personal, always
entertaining, this collection of essays offers a unique
look at the Hudson Valley's most important and
interesting people, places, and events.

Chronogram magazine said: "This is an ambitious and
well-realized work. [Levine's] clarity and sense of humor
make this book a treasure chest that belongs on all our
bookshelves if we wish to know what these hills and
shores remember. It would be hard to get closer unless
they themselves could talk."

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