Reflections on a River: The Hudson River in Dutchess County History

The Hudson River has been a powerful force in shaping local history, with a presence both deeply inspiring and astonishingly complex. This collection of 13 essays by historians, researchers, curators, and writers examines the Hudson's central role in creating Dutchess County's unique cultural landscape. In essays as diverse and wide-ranging as the Hudson itself, local scholars explore the river's impact on art, architecture, landscape design, education, commerce, anthropology, transportation, tourism, mapmaking, fishing, engineering, sports, land use, and community development in this engaging celebration of the river that flows both ways.