Oswego: From Buckskin to Bustles (Empire State Historical Publications Series 56)

xiii, [1], 286 pp. 8vo. A historical account of Oswego's development from a fur trading post and fort to a hub for social and economic change. The town saw early examples of the suffrage movement and educational reforms, and was involved directly in abolitionist efforts, the steamboat and railroad eras, and the assimilation of immigrants and new religious denominations. Interesting both as a regional study, and as a microcosm of America in the 18th and 19th centuries.