The newest book in the Images of America series is Around Perry, by Christina B. Nolan, and it features our very own Perry, NY.

Book Description: Fertile land, waterpower, energetic residents, and a sea serpent all contributed to the growth of the town and village of Perry. The town of Perry was first settled in 1807, and later took the name of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, the hero of the War of 1812. Early mills along Silver Creek provided materials for the growing village, which was incorporated in 1830. Perry made headlines in 1855, when a sea serpent was sighted on Silver Lake and people flocked to the area. The mystery went unsolved until remains of the hoax were found in the ashes of the Walker House in 1857. Perry continued to grow, with Main Street businesses changing with the needs of residents. Later industries replaced the early mills, and immigrants arrived to work in the textile factories. Educational, religious, and civic buildings were added to the community, and farms grew in the countryside.

Author Bio: Christina B. Nolan is the retired children's services director at the Perry Public Library. Having a museum background, she also worked with the library's local history collections. Vintage images in Around Perry have come from the Henry Page Collection and the Clark Rice Collection.

(from arcadiapublishing.com)

Around Perry is available at Burlingham Books. 200 vintage photos/128 pages, $21.99. Come to the store, we have it in stock. You can also order online.

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Batavia, N.Y. newspaper reporter Tom Rivers wrote a first-person series about farm work in 2008 that won state and national awards. Now the series, with more background and other information, is compiled in this book, Farm Hands: Hard work and hard lessons from Western New York fields.The 168-page book includes 101 pictures. Some of them were not published in the newspaper. ... Several farmers have told Rivers they hope the book will gain a wide audience, helping to educate Americans on the challenges of producing food and the grueling work needed to harvest fruits and vegetables.

 "...Tom has not only been a friend to agriculture by reporting on local events within our community, but by taking a leap out of his comfort zone working as a farm hand, dairy laborer, onion planter, apple picker and cabbage harvester." —Steve Hawley, NYS Assemblyman

"...It truly is a well-written eye opener to the 'hapless American'." —Tonya Gens DeLand

(from farmhandsbook.com)

This book is in stock at Burlingham Books. Order online or call us to reserve your copy.