Albany, New York

C-SPAN2's BOOKTV has put together a video tour series of Albany, New York.  Explore the City through these interesting perspectives.

LCV Cities Tour - Albany: Shepherds of the Sea - Robert Cross Board the USS Slater and hear author and Port Commissioner of Albany Robert Cross talk about the role U.S. Destroyer Escorts played in winning the Second World War.

 

LCV Cities Tour - Albany: O Albany! -- William Kennedy Listen to Pulitzer Prize winning author William Kennedy talk about the city he describes in his book O Albany!: Improbable City of Political Wizards,
Fearless Ethnics, Spectacular Aristocrats, Splendid Nobodies, and Underrated Scoundrels"



LCV Cities Tour - Albany: Talking Book & Braille Library See one of the original Talking Book and Braille Libraries, which lends braille and recorded books and magazines, and the necessary equipment, to residents unable to read standard print materials.

 

LCV Cities Tour - Albany: SUNY Albany Library Special Collections Visit the SUNY Albany Library Collections to see items including the death penalty works of historian Major Watt Espy; Arthur Estebrook's influential studies of eugenics; and the collection of Helen Quirini, a local woman who spearheaded social justice causes on a local and national level.



LCV Cities Tour - Albany: The Book House Visit Albany independent bookstore The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza and hear owner Susan Novotny talk about the deep roots her store has in the community and the challenges to keeping the independent book store culture alive.



LCV Cities Tour - Albany: Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation The exhibit examines the document and shows how its wording was used by Martin Luther King in his speeches during the American Civil Rights movement.



LCV Cities Tour - Albany: State Archives Early Document Early American documents, including the correspondence of Benedict Arnold that proved him to be a traitor, as we take you inside the collections of the New York State Archives.

 

LCV Cities Tour - Albany: New York State Capitol Building Tour The historic New York State Capitol building to learn about the history, art and architecture of this distinctive structure. While there, we'll also hear the stories of numerous New York governors who have run for and either won or lost their races for the US presidency- as we look at their portraits in the building's Hall of Governors.



LCV Cities Tour - Albany: Albany Institute Dutch Collections The Dutch influence on the founding and culture of New York as we visit the Albany Institute for a look at both their exhibits and behind the scenes collections of artifacts that depict the role of the Dutch in founding the colony of New York.

 

LCV Cities Tour - Albany: Shepherds of the Sea, Description of Destroyer Escorts in WWII Author and Port Commissioner of Albany Robert Cross talk about "Shepherds of the Sea." This book details the unique role of US Destroyer Escort ships in the sinking of German U-boats during World War II.

 

LCV Cities Tour - Albany: Shepherds of the Sea, Description of Destroyer Escorts in WWII Author and Port Commissioner of Albany Robert Cross talk about "Shepherds of the Sea." This book details the unique role of US Destroyer Escort ships in the sinking of German U-boats during World War II.

 

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