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Illustrated quarterly publication which contains three articles: Made in New York: A Plot to Kill the Queen by Jones; Charls Graham Halpine by Hays and Maguire; The Role of N.Y. Newspapers in Stamp Act Crisis 1764 - 66 by D'Innocenzo and Turner. ... Read more

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The period from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s is fondly remembered as the heyday of the Chautauqua Lake region in southwestern New York State. It was a wondrous era, when railroads, steamboats, and trolleys transported local residents as well as wealthy and socially prominent families from Buffalo, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Cincinnati, and St. Louis to their summertime destinations around Chautauqua Lake. ÝÝShowcased in Chautauqua Lake Region are not only adjacent lakeside communities, industries, and occupations of the residents but also the exceptional natural beauty of the lake itself, its importance to early navigation, its recreational attributes, and its overall allure as a tourist mecca. This ìpocket museumî focuses on the myriad attractions that once dotted the lakeís forty-two-mile shoreline: hotels, parks, camps, picnic groves, rowing clubs, boat liveries, fish hatcheries, icehouses, railroad and trolley depots, and steamboat landings. ÝÝ ... Read more

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Cruising the lake and time
The Chautauqua Lake and its surrounding countryside have been a retreat and rest spot for more than a century.For those who live along it's shores, it is much more than a tourist destination, it is friendship, neighborhood, community and that enduring depth of peace that comes from being home.

You may find in Currie and Crocker's tour of the Chautauqua region a familiarity of place and story that will take you back to your own home wherever you declare it to be. ... Read more

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Learn the 25 keys in managing the growth of a business, including identifying the company's competitive advantage, implementing a total-quality strategy, hiring a professional management team and creating a visionary growth-oriented corporate culture.Growing & Managing A Business is part of The New York Times Pocket MBA Series, a reference series easily accessible to all businesspersons, from first-level managers to the executive suite. ... Read more

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MBA
Generic text book MBA stuff.-worth the purchase, good leaning tool while stuck in traffic. No imagination! ... Read more

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The Chautauqua Institution, located on Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York State, is both a cloistered community and a world-renowned educational establishment. Founded in 1874 as a summer camp for Methodist Sunday school teachers,

Chautauqua is synonymous with the ideas of spiritual growth, educational study, and intellectual stimulation in conjunction with recreation in an outdoor setting. For over 125 years, Chautauqua has

remained an educational and cultural mecca for the common man. Chautauqua Institution, 1874-1974 is a compendium of Chautauqua's growth from its inception at Fair Point to its centennial celebrations. Each chapter's brief introduction acquaints the reader with historic highlights followed bypages of fascinating facts and intriguing images, ranging from rudimentary tents to the grande dame of hotels, from Victorian cottages to Greek-pillared halls. This array of architecture forms the backdrop for countless individuals who were responsible for bringing the founders' vision to fruition and who were the backbone of the Chautauqua Movement. ... Read more

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