Bookstore – Biographies
Gideon Granger
$ 11.56
by: Arthur S. Hamlin
Documents the life of Gideon Granger along with letters between Washington, DC and his wife Mindwell Pease.
Rochester History
$ 8.88
by Preston E. Pierce
Liberian Dreams, West African Nightmare: The Life of Henry W. Johnson, who left early Canandaigua to resettle in Libera. Paperback
Mary Clark Thompson
$ 8.88
by: Lynda McCurdy Hotra
A 40 page pamphlet on the life and events of Mary Clark Thompson
A Man Who Could Stand Prosperity
John North Willys
$ 8.82
by Preston E. Pierce
The unrecognized legacy of John North Willys, a Canandaigua native who rose in industry to rival Henry Ford in the auto Industry . This book chronicles the life and business career of this industrialist motorman. Facinating read. Sprial bound.
Abraham Lincoln
Self-Made in America
$ 5.65
A paperback book containing 49 pages about the life of President Lincoln. Chapters include his marriage, life as a lawyer, the politician, in Washington, DC, Commander-in-Chief, as president, and the emancipation.
And Who Was She Anyhow?
Sarah H. Bradford – Biographer of Harriet Tubman
$ 12.37
by Preston E. Pierce
A chronicle of the biographer of abolitionist, Harriet Tubman, paperback.
Abraham Lincoln:
Unfinished Legacy
$ 9.90
A teachers resource book. Paperback book contains 56 pages covering: Lincoln on the founding documents, as a lawyer, every unfinished work, the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln’s Oratory, and exploring his life and legacy.
Frogleg George:
The Legend No One Really Knew
$ 14.20
by John M. Robertella
John Preissecker was known as Frogleg George. Find out why. This book brings this unique character and Rochester legend to life. Paperback.
Eminent Riparians
$34.36
by Richard L. Hermann
Biographical sketches of Finger Lakes Luminaries and Leading Lights
Part One: The Iroquois
Part Two: The Land Batons
Part Three: Nineteenth Century VIPS
Part Four: The Burned-Over District
Part Five: The Rights Revolutionaries
Part Six: Twentieth Century Riparians
Part Seven: The Moguls
Epilogue
The Complete Guide to Village Life in America
$ 27.45
by Nancy T. Hayden
The accompanying guide to Carolyn Cowles Richards classic diary, “Village Life in America”. Learn more about the people and places in mid 1800’s Canandaigua. Sprial bound.