Nikki Goth Itoi - Moon Hudson River Valley

Chernov, Ron. Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. New York: Vintage Books, 1999. This biography has sections on Kykuit and the Pocantico Hills and gives a good overview of the economy and culture that defined the Hudson River Valley in the 19th century.

Diamant, Lincoln. Chaining the Hudson: The Fight for the River in the American Revolution. New York: Fordham University Press, 2004. This book provides a historical account of defending the river at West Point.

Evers, Alf. The Catskills: From Wilderness to Woodstock. Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, 1982. This book serves as the definitive history of the Catskills.

Hall, Bruce Edward. Diamond Street: The Story of the Little Town with the Big Red Light District. Hensonville, NY: Black Dome Press, 1994. Hudsons red light district is researched and explained.

Lewis, Tom. The Hudson: A History. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2005. A professor at Skidmore College tells the story of the Hudson River, from early explorers to modern times.

Rinaldi, Thomas E. and Yasinac, Robert J. Hudson Valley Ruins: Forgotten Landmarks of an American Landscape. University Press of New England, Hanover, NH, 2006. The authors portray lesser-known historic sites and abandoned buildings across the Hudson Valley in photos and text.

Ruttenber, E. M. Indian Tribes of Hudsons River to 1700 and Indian Tribes of Hudsons River 17001850. Saugerties, NY: Hope Farm Press, 1992. These two titles present a thorough history of the Native Americans who first inhabited the valley.

Van Zandt, Roland. The Catskill Mountain House: Americas Grandest Hotel. Hensonville, NY: Black Dome Press, 1991. Roland Van Zandt offers an in-depth look at one of the most famous hotels in the nations history.