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Please join us for a launch party celebrating Scott Ian Barry's new book, Castles of New York, an architectural and historical tour of twenty-nine of New York's finest castles.

Often the highlight of any European vacation, castles have captured the hearts of architecture buffs and romantics for generations. However, splendid examples of the form can be found right here in New York, as award-winning photographer Scott Ian Barry shows in this architectural and historical tour of twenty-nine of his favorite castles throughout the state. Included here are such well-known destinations as Castle Gould on Long Island, Belvedere Castle in Central Park, and Frederic Edwin Church’s nineteenth-century Moorish castle Olana just south of Hudson, along with less well-known and more off-the-beaten-track structures, including Boldt Castle on Heart Island in the Thousand Islands and “Cat Rock” Castle in Garrison. In words and in stunning photographs, Barry tells us the story behind each castle, while also exploring along the way what draws him—and us—to these monumental buildings in the first place.

Scott Ian Barry’s award-winning photographs have been published by numerous publications and organizations, including the New York Times, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Sierra Club. His first book, The Kingdom of Wolves, won the Outstanding Science Trade Book Award from the National Science Teachers Association, and Wolf Empire: An Intimate Portrait of a Species won the praise of many, including Robert Redford, Ted Turner, and Tom Brokaw, who called it “a magnificent portrait of one of nature’s most majestic creatures.” His other books include Totems and The Streeter. He currently lives in Rhinebeck, New York.

Castles of New York (Hardcover)

By Scott Ian Barry

ISBN-13: 9781438433974
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: State University of New York Press, 09/01/2010

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