{"product_id":"the-great-genesee-road-traveling-through-time-on-new-york-states-historic-route-5-paperback","title":"The Great Genesee Road: Traveling Through Time on New York State's Historic Route 5 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Figiel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday we call most of it New York Route 5. Over the centuries it has been called the Iroquois Trail, Genesee Road, Mohawk and Seneca Turnpike, Buffalo Road. In \u003ci\u003eThe Great Genesee Road, \u003c\/i\u003eauthor Richard Figiel takes readers on a historical journey tracing the first road to penetrate west into New York State, exploring the artifacts and stories of centuries along the way from the Hudson River to Lake Erie. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany centuries ago, it was a Native-American path binding the Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. Then the trail became the principal overland conduit of the 17th and 18th-century North American fur trade. The Dutch turned the footpath into a cart track. The British and French turned it into a battleground. After the Revolution, the first homesteaders came to know it as the Genesee Road, leading them to a land of milk and honey in the western Genesee River Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRambling across New York's pastoral countryside from Schenectady, through Utica, Syracuse, Rochester, and ending in Buffalo as its \"Main Street\", Route 5 travels through layers of history and stories of a restless, young America. Featuring rich storytelling, generous illustrations, historical and contemporary photographs, and detailed maps old and new, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Genesee Road\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating trip through the making of New York State, the expansion of a young country, and a piece of history that readers can still explore today. \u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Figiel is a writer with special interest in New York State history and preservation. His writing has covered every corner of the state and appeared in \u003ci\u003eYankee, Sierra, Adirondack Life\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWine \u0026amp; Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. For his most recent book on the oldest road in New York State, \u003ci\u003eA Road Through Time\u003c\/i\u003e, he walked the length of Manhattan Island and traveled the rest of the old route up the Hudson Valley by foot, bicycle, and car. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eCircle of the Vines: The Story of New York Wine\u003c\/i\u003e, which grew out of his time as a winegrower on Seneca Lake. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.1 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758620737824,"sku":"9781493075577","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/af42a498b0ada5e6a29e9a93b86a3233_bfb07704-6648-44c9-8f68-ac96e8c537b6.webp?v=1780130737","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-great-genesee-road-traveling-through-time-on-new-york-states-historic-route-5-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}