Westchester.Westchester Roger Panetta, editor Fordham University Press The Fordham University Press is a publishing house, a division of Fordham University, that publishes primarily in the humanities and the social sciences. Fordham University Press was established in 1907 and is headquartered in the Canisius Hall building in the Rose Hill Campus of 2546 Belmont Avenue, Bronx, NY 10458 0823225941 $44.95 fordhampress.com At first glance Westchester: The American Suburb might seem a narrow focus on one small American community with interest limited to New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of residents; but the focus on Westchester as a typical American suburb offers wider-ranging insights than one would think, and was designed to compliment a major exhibition at the Hudson River Museum The Hudson River Museum, located in Yonkers, New York, is the oldest and largest museum in Westchester County. The Yonkers Museum, founded in 1919 at City Hall, became the Hudson River Museum in 1948. . Leading historians and experts pair photos, paintings, maps and other images with discussions of key themes of Westchester legacy, following the amenities which have made suburban life possible and considering the suburban house as a new focal point for family and community alike. Such a life's representation in film, media and the arts is also reviewed in the course of Westchester: The American Suburb, while a centerfold cen·ter·fold n. 1. A magazine center spread, especially a foldout of an oversize photograph or feature. 2. a. The subject of a photograph used as a centerfold, often a nude model. b. of color photos adds to the attraction. |
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