{"product_id":"the-history-of-here-a-house-the-pine-hills-neighborhood-and-the-city-of-albany-9781438467900","title":"The History of Here: A House, the Pine Hills Neighborhood, and the City of Albany","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow the Pine Hills neighborhood in Albany, New York, changed and grew, as reflected in the history of one house and the lives of its residents.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen you buy an old house, you get much more than a house. In all its quirks, its alterations, in fragments of memory and traces left behind, you get a bundle of small mysteries. Who used to live here? Why did they come here, and where did they go? Whose name is that written on the attic wall? When did that odd little bathroom get shoehorned in there, and what did the room look like before? If you're lucky, one or two of your house's mysteries might unfold into stories. Akum Norder was very lucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe History of Here\u003c\/i\u003e follows Albany, New York's, Pine Hills neighborhood through more than one hundred years of change. At its heart is the story of Norder's 1912 house and the people who built and lived in it. As Norder traced their histories, she came to see the development of her house, her street, and her neighborhood as a piece of Albany's story. In the lives of its residents, their struggles and triumphs, she saw a reflection of twentieth-century America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on interviews, city records, newspapers, out-of-print books, and other sources, Norder's narrative makes a case for city neighborhoods: their value, their preservation, and the grassroots involvement that turns a jumble of houses into a community. Funny and thought-provoking, readable and relevant, \u003ci\u003eThe History of Here\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the sense of place that fuels the new urbanism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Akum Norder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Excelsior Editions\/State University of New Yo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438467900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAkum Norder \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer who lives in Albany, New York. This is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Excelsior Editions\/State University of New Yo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44615024017523,"sku":"9781438467900","price":25.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_36d0fd7c-7731-4a58-b2f8-00e24fca4b23.jpg?v=1775149882","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-history-of-here-a-house-the-pine-hills-neighborhood-and-the-city-of-albany-9781438467900","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}