The story of a 19th century Staten Island town that nurtured the careers of nationally significant reformers, abolitionists, and transcendentalists.
James A. Kaser is Professor and Archivist at the College of Staten Island/City University of New York. He is the author of several books, including The New Orleans of Fiction: A Research Guide and At the Bivouac of Memory: History, Politics, and the Battle of Chickamauga.