| #2033310 in Books | The History Press | 2012-07-31 | 2012-07-31 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x.31 x6.00l,.45 | File type: PDF | 128 pages | ||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| there were a great deal of immigrants there looking for jobs|By Linda Enright|I grew up in Ulster County NY, I never heard any of these stories. But since most of them are times around the time the Ashokan Reservoir was being dug, there were a great deal of immigrants there looking for jobs. So they are all plausible.|0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.||Times Herald Record and Shawangunk Journal columnist Schenkman explores the seamier side of the Hudson Valley's colorful past with cheerful relish, tracking down tales of murder, gang robbery, the notorious burning of Kingston, wildfires started
Situated in the scenic Hudson Valley, Ulster County is a lovely location to make a home and raise a family, but it wasn't always so pleasant. Unsavory characters and immoral events have sullied its name. In the 1870s, the Shawangunk Mountains inspired fear rather than awe, as groups like the Lyman Freer and Shawangunk gangs robbed and terrorized locals, descending from the protection of the wooded peaks. Kingston was torched, arson blazed in Kerhonkson and even the Mohon...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Wicked Ulster County: Tales of Desperadoes, Gangs & More | A.J. Schenkman. Just read it with an open mind because none of us really know.
