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15 books related to local towns including: Fishkill, Wappingers, Beacon and Newburgh. First book: Tombstone Inscriptions from the Churchyard of the First Reformed Dutch Church of Fishkill Village by E. W. Van Voorhis. Privately printed, ca. 1880s (?). Little worn but still a good rare copy, 229 pages. Second book: Looking Backward. A Chronological Record of Important Events that Have Occurred in the Town Of Fishkill by F. D. Spaight. Lots of images and advertising. Third book: A History Of Fishkill, N.Y. 1683-1873 by Willa Skinner. Printed 1978. Illustrations, 93 pages plus 3 page index. Fourth book: The Family of Joris Dircksen Brinckerhoff 1638 by Richard Brinkerhoff. First edition 1887. illustrated, foldout maps and charts, 188 pages hardcover. Fifth book: Photocopied 1850 and 1865 census for the Town of East Fishkill by Clifford M. & Lenora V. Buck. Sixth book: Copy of the 1850 census for the Town of Fishkill by Clifford M. & Lenora V. Buck. Gives occupations and all of the people. Seventh book: Dutchess Bleachery Incorporated Partnership Plan. 59 pages. Complete with fold out sheet f the Rules and Regulations of the Sales of Houses. Eighth book: Walk Book New York 1969. 15 pages. Ninth book: Volunteer Firefighters and Village Politics Wappingers Falls, NY 1872-2002 by Joseph V. Poillucci. Illustrations and 191 pages. Tenth book: Catharyna Brett Portrait of a Colonial Businesswoman by Henry Cassidy. 1993. 144 pages. Eleventh book: Souvenir Program Beacon Golden Jubilee June 1-8 1963. Few articles and advertisements. Twelfth book: Signal Fires in The Highlands A History of Fishkill 1683-1873. illustrated, 98 pages. Thirteenth book: The Verplanck Garden by Virginia E. Verplanck. 12 pages. Fourteenth book: Discover Beacon A Driving Tour. Fifteenth Book: Newburg Her Institutions, Industries and Leading Citizens by John J. Nutt. 1891. Illustrations, 335 pages and fold out map.

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2 books regarding Native Americans in The Hudson Valley. First book: History Of The Indian Tribes Of Hudson's River by E. M. Ruttenber. First edition 1972. 415 pages and illustrated. Second book: the Valley Of the Six Nations A Collection of Documents on the Indian Lands of the Grand River by Charles M. Johnston. 1964 First edition. Maps and a colored plate. 344 pages. Very good copy.

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A collection of 6 Abraham Lincoln books. First book: Lincoln by Lucy Foster Madison. Illustrated by Frank E. Schoonover. 1928. 368 pages. Second book: Our Martyr President, Abraham Lincoln, Voices From The Pulpit of New York and Brooklyn. Oration by Hon. Geo. Simpson. Burial Oration by Bishop Simpson. Eulogy by R. S. Storrs, Jr., D. D. 1865. 476 pages. Binding detached. No illustrations. Third & Fourth book: The Emergency of Lincoln 2 Volume set by Allan Nevins. First editions 1950. 472 and 524 pages. No illustrations. Fifth book: Lincoln A Photobiography by Russell Freedman. Illustrated with photographs and prints. 150 pages. Sixth book: Lincoln an Illustrated Biography by Philip B. Kunhardt Jr., Philip B. Kunhardt III and Peter W. Kunhardt. 1992. 415 pages, illustrated and a note in the back of the book.

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3 book regarding political parties. First book: Inquiry into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States by The Late Ex-President Martin Van Buren. Edited by his sons. First edition 1867. 436 pages. No illustrations. Second book: The Republican Party: its History, Principles, and Policies by Hon. John D. Long. 1898. 368 pages. Third book: Friendship's View of the Birth of The Republican Party. 1854. 33 pages with illustrations and on last page note from the Publication Committee of the "Friendship Landmark Society".

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A collection of 15 historical books including: American Revolution, Civil War, Second World War and more. First 3 books: The West Point Military History Series: The Second World War a 3 volume set by multiple authors. Commemorative Edition: WWII 50th Anniversary edition,1939-1945. Comes in sturdy, fitted books slip, illustrated. Fourth book: The Atlas Of The American Revolution by Kenneth Nebenzahl and Don Higginbotham. Second printing 1975. Maps and illustrations and lots of color, 218 pages with a DJ. Fifth book: The Paintings Of Mort Kunstler: Gettysburg by James M. McPherson and Martin Sheen. Lots of color illustrations and pictures of all the paintings. Sixth book: Speeches That Reshaped the World by Alan J. Whiticker. 2007(?). Fully Illustrated, 347 pages with DJ. Sixth book: The Story of The Declaration Of Independence by Dumas Malone and Hirts Milhollen and Milton Kaplan. First edition 1954. 282 pages. lots of illustrations with DJ. Seventh and Eighth books: Whos that in the White House? 2 volumes: The Formative Years 1829-1857 and The Progressive Years 1901-1933. Both 1998. Both 96 page each. Illustrated. Ninth book: Ellis Island Gateway To The American Dream by Pamela Reeves. 1991. Illustrated, 144 pages with DJ. Tenth book: The Capitol A Pictorial History of the Capitol and of the Congress. Seventh edition. 192 pages, fully illustrated. Eleventh book: Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States From George Washington 1789 to Harry Truman 1949. 244 pages. Twelfth and Thirteenth books: The Torch is passed...The associated press story of the death of a president. 99 pages. 2 of the same book. Fourteenth book: The Thunderbolt across Europe. A History of the 83rd Infantry Division 1942-1945. 119 pages with DJ. Fifteenth book: Model Soldiers Armies in Miniature. 1972. 108 colored plates. 64 pages.