new york (state)

Nine-year-old Almanzo lives with his family on a big farm in New York State at the end of the nineteenth century. He raises his own two calves, helps cut ice and shear sheep, and longs for the day he can have his own colt.

When twelve-year-old Lidie leaves Brazil to join her father and brother on a horse ranch in New York, she has a hard time adjusting to her changed circumstances, as does a new horse that has come to the ranch.

Illustrations by Arthur Rackham accompany this retelling of Irving's classic tale of a headless horseman.

Eve gave up her belief in stories and magic after her mother's death, but a mysterious seed given her as an eleventh-birthday gift by someone she has never met takes her and a boy who claims to be a ghost on a strange journey, to where their supposedly cursed town of Beaumont, New York, flourishes.

Examines the history, land, people, places, and government of New York, and includes an almanac of the state, a time line, and a gallery of famous New Yorkers.

A superstitious schoolmaster, in love with a wealthy farmer's daughter, has a terrifying encounter with a headless horseman.

Describes the life and political career of the man who was a delegate to the First Continental Congress, one of the authors of "The Federalist, " and first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Illustrations and text explore the history, geography, people, politics and government, economy, and social life and customs of the Empire State.

Surveys the history of New York State, from pre-colonial times through its industrial, political, and social development to current economic and environmental concerns with maps and photographic illustrations. Includes statistics, key events, facts, and brief information about some of its famous personalities.

Gives an overview of the geography, history, people, and industry of New York State.