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Louis Leon first published his "Diary of a Tar Heel Confederate Soldier" in 1913 at the age of 72. Louis was a young Confederate soldier, and his war journal tells a timeless tale of fresh-faced enthusiasm and patriotism tempered over time by hard work, anguish, and the grueling horrors of warfare. Louis was captured at the Battle of the Wilderness and was transferred to the Elmira Prison Camp. Special thanks those in both the North and South, for their dedication to preserving the historical integrity of the Elmira Prison Camp.

A beautifully reprinted special edition book by Clay W. Holmes with a new appendix by Diane Janowski. Historian Holmes first published this book in 1912. He shared reports from witnesses, Confederate prisoners first person accounts, the story of the great tunnel escape, the importance of John W. Jones, and the notorious living conditions in the camp. Diane Janowski is the current Elmira City Historian and keeper of the most accurate list of Confederate dead in Elmira's Woodlawn National Cemetery.

A beautiful special reprinted edition of "Zim's Foolish History of Elmira" by Eugene Zimmerman. This book was first published in 1912. This new edition includes a foreword by Diane Janowski.

Special reprinted edition of Ausburn Towner's history book, complete with index. Early local history includes the Battle of Newtown in the Revolutionary War, Arnot Ogden Hospital, early restaurants and inns, churches, the Chemung Canal, the Elmira Reformatory, the Civil War, the Elmira Prison Camp, the railroads, early settlers, Elmira Free Academy, Matthias Hollenback, Mark Twain, and Quarry Farm.

A collection of three of Washington Irving's short stories set in New York State. Includes "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," "Rip Van Winkle," and "Mountjoy."

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The diary of 18-year-old Phebe White of Henderson, New York in Jefferson County. Written in 1869, Phebe shares her joys, sorrows, enthusiasm, and fragility of life in a rural ship-building community.

A wonderful description of the scenery, rivers, towns, villages, and most important things on the New York & Erie Railroad through New York State. Towns mentioned include Piermont, Blauveltville, Suffern's, Ramapo, Sloatsburg, Monroe, Oxford, Chester, Middletown, Otisville, Port Jervis, Pond Eddy, Barryville, Deposit, Starrucca, Binghamton, Owego, Barton, Waverly, Chemung, Elmira, Corning, Painted Post, and lots more. This book is a beautiful reprint - first published in 1851.