Calmly nestled among the glacial streams and hills of central New York; residents of Ithaca may find it hard to believe that their city began with a rocky start. Transient teamsters and salt barge workers gave the town a rowdy reputation in its pioneer days; and the fledgling village seemed doomed as the �most isolated place on the Eastern Seaboard.� Over the course of the nineteenth century; Ithaca�s character swung like a pendulumfrom debauchery to temperance; from boisterous vagrancy to religious fervor and reform. Though the town was hit hard by the Depression of 1837 and periodically ravaged by fire and flood; Ithaca survived to become a lively and bustling community and an important center of education; technologicalinnovation and cultural vibrancy. In this comprehensive history; Carol Kammen shows exactly why Ithaca is known as the �Crown of Cayuga.�
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. great readBy Chole PeckExcellently written and so interesting and fun to read. Even though hes a professor; its not at all too academic. It gave me a new perspective on why fashion is important to the field of anthropology.
