Situated on the west shore of the Hudson River, the city of Newburgh was connected by the Erie Railroad to seven other towns and the Erie mainline. Only five miles of this once bustling branchline survive today. "A walk along the Erie's Newburgh branch takes a mile marker by mile marker look at this nineteen-mile branchline. With emphisis on the fourteen miles that were abandoned by Conrail in 1983-84.
Situated on the west shore of the Hudson River, the city of Newburgh was connected by the Erie Railroad to seven other towns and the Erie mainline. On...
When Susan Stokes finally rids herself of her abusive husband, she thinks that the worst is behind her. After marriage to Gary, she is understandable leery of romance, and devotes herself to her baby daughter, a parting gift of which Gary is unaware. She very nearly loses her life, as well as that of her daughter, when a freak car-fire totally destroys her three-month-old automobile. If it weren't for the heroic efforts of a truck-driver named Ron Blake who is following behind her at the time, she would have been cremated on the side of Interstate 10 between Beaumont, Texas and Houston. Over...
When Susan Stokes finally rids herself of her abusive husband, she thinks that the worst is behind her. After marriage to Gary, she is understandable ...
For over 130 years, the Erie Railroads Newburgh branch was a key factor in the economic and social life of the city of Newburgh, New York, and the towns that had stations along its 19-mile route between Newburgh and the Erie main line. Only five miles of this once vital rail link survive today. Looking at this lightly used rail spur today, the casual passerby would have no hint of the rich history that can be seen for only a moment from the car window. Erie Railroads Newburgh Branch will take both dedicated and new railfans back to the days when rail travel was every towns modern mode of...
For over 130 years, the Erie Railroads Newburgh branch was a key factor in the economic and social life of the city of Newburgh, New York, and the tow...
This book provides a comprehensive view of rational suicide in the elderly, a group that has nearly twice the rate of suicide when chronically ill than any other demographic. Its frame of reference does not endorse a single point-of-view about the legitimacy of rational suicide, which is evolving across societies with little guidance for geriatric mental health professionals. Instead, it serves as a resource for both those clinicians who agree that older people may rationally commit suicide and those who believe that this wish may require further assessment and treatment. The first chapters...
This book provides a comprehensive view of rational suicide in the elderly, a group that has nearly twice the rate of suicide when chronically ill tha...