The History of Here: A House, the Pine Hills Neighborhood, and the City of Albany by Akum Norder
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Overview: How the Pine Hills neighborhood in Albany, New York, changed and grew, as reflected in the history of one house and the lives of its residents.
Review
"Akum Norder has contributed to the literature of American life a paean of neighborliness of which Garrison Keillor would be pleased to read, and perhaps E. B. White and even James Agee would take pleasure in this could they look in from the great beyond. Rooted in the keenly seen particular, this history has implications about the organic growth of American cities in general, and what we mean when we talk about ‘the good old days.’" – Gregory Maguire
"Akum Norder writes with an authentic voice and a deep sense of place. Her story about her family’s house in Albany’s Pine Hills neighborhood captures the American urban experience. Her prose is clear-eyed yet passionate, with a measure of Jane Jacobs’s advocacy. The History of Here is an important addition to the Albany canon." – Paul Grondahl, author of Mayor Corning: Albany Icon, Albany Enigma
Genre: Arts & Photography > Architecture > Historic Preservation
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