A publication of the College’s Hudson River Valley Institute, this issue features color reproductions of Thomas Cole paintings.

December 1, 2020—The new issue of the peer-reviewed regional history publication The Hudson River Valley Review includes vibrant color reproductions of Thomas Cole’s paintings. These pages are included thanks to the generosity of Shaileen and Tony Kopec, longtime supporters of the Review. The paintings illustrate author H. Daniel Peck’s exploration of Cole’s dedication to the Catskills via his paintings of Catskill Creek, an article adapted from his 2019 Handel-Krom Lecture in Hudson River Valley History, delivered at Marist College. One of Cole’s concerns was the impact of progress on the region’s pristine natural landscapes.

Progress and nature serve as themes for the issue, which also includes the following essays:

• Wyatt Erchak reappraises the meanings of progress and progressivism in late nineteenth-century Albany as it played out in public transportation.
• While Robert Moses is notorious for his planning work in and around New York City, historian Alan Strauber investigates the expansion of Moses’ empire of parks and parkways in the Hudson River Valley.
• In the essay, “Dawn Chorus: Reliving FDR’s Wartime Birding at Thompson Pond,” local author Susan Fox Rogers reflects that even wartime presidents needed an occasional morning off to listen to the world as it awakens.
• The Regional History Symposium examines the Poughkeepsie Regatta and its legacy on the sport and Hudson River rowing.

As always, the issue is rounded out with book reviews and a listing of New and Noteworthy titles about the region. A preview of the issue is available online at: www.hudsonrivervalley.org/back-issues.

Produced by the Hudson River Valley Institute at Marist, The Hudson River Valley Review is available at select booksellers and museum gift-shops throughout the region for $15.00 each. Subscriptions are available through the website at: www.hudsonrivervalley.org/subscriptions, or by calling 845-575-3052. A one-year subscription (two issues) is $20.00, save even more by subscribing for two years at $35.00.

The Hudson River Valley Institute at Marist College is the center for the study and promotion of the Hudson River Valley, providing information about the region’s history, culture, economy, and environment, and educational resources to teachers, students, and others through www.hudsonrivervalley.org, public programming, and The Hudson River Valley Review. This biannual journal covers all aspects of regional history. All articles in The Hudson River Valley Review undergo peer review.

About the Hudson River Valley Institute
The Hudson River Valley Institute (HRVI) is a Center of Excellence at Marist College that studies and promotes the history of the Hudson River Valley. The Institute provides information about the region’s culture, economy, environment, and educational resources through www.hudsonrivervalley.org, public programming, and The Hudson River Valley Review. This biannual peer-reviewed journal covers all aspects of regional history. The Hudson River Valley Institute is supported by a major grant from the National Endowment Humanities. Visit HRVI on Facebook at www.facebook.com/hudsonrivervalleyinstitute.