A classic historical novel of a young doctor and the Erie Canal, which brought with it to Western New York not only progress and prosperity but unforeseen uphea

A poignant study of how a group of poor white urban youth find respite from poverty, violence, and racism in a local community center.

A poignant study of how a group of poor white urban youth find respite from poverty, violence, and racism in a local community center.

Born at the dawn of America's great canal era, Girard thrived on the streams of commerce and life flowing through Pennsylvania on the Erie Canal. Home also to t