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Hudson River Collection

Purchased with funds received from a grant from the International Paper Company Foundation. The Corinth Free Library received a grant from the International Paper Company Foundation in 1998 to produce a series of programs exploring the impact of the Hudson River on the people who live along its banks. River of the Mountains; the Upper Hudson in Story, Song and Play was performed in 1999. Musicians Brian "Chip" Chevalier and Michael Hadfield included original music created especially for these programs. The grant included funds to purchase a collection of books about the Hudson River. Most of these items are available for loan. The collection includes, but is not limited to:

• Adams, Arthur G. The Hudson River in Literature. New York: Fordham University Press, 1980.
• Adams, Arthur G. The Hudson Through The Years. New York: Fordham University Press, 1983.
• Carmer, Carl. The Hudson. New York: Fordham University Press, 1939.
• Keller, Allan. Life Along the Hudson. New York: Fordham University Press, 1997.
• Stanne, Stephen P., Roger G. Panetta, and Briean E. Forist. The Hudson. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1996.
• VanZandt, Roland. Chronicles of the Hudson: Three Centuries of Travel and Adventure. Hensonville: Black Dome Press, 1992.

WEBSITES ABOUT THE HUDSON RIVER

[Historic Hudson Valley Explorer's Guide] by Historic Hudson Valley, founded as Sleepy Hollow Restorations in 1951 by John D. Rockefeller Jr., is a non-profit educational and preservation organization that interprets the history, culture, and landscape of the Hudson River Valley.

[Hudson River Resources] Links to organizations, PCB cleanup information, publishers, and other sites about the Hudson River, collected by the Upper Hudson Library System.

[A Virtual Trip on the Historic Hudson River] by The Friends of the Desmond-Fish Library, The Hudson River Foundation and The Desmond-Fish Library.

[hudsonriver.com] is a guide to the Hudson River region: lodging, events, transportation, weather, antiques.