Sure Signs: Stories Behind the Historical Markers of Central New York: Central New York

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Summary: A Wonderful Read of NY State History
Review: After meeting the author, I had to read his book, Sure Signs. The Mr. Ford spent many months researching this fasinating topic that highlights important events in NY State and US History that every New Yorker should become familar with.

A proud heritage is revealed on the blue and gold signs that dot NY highways, but Mr. Ford has gone far deeper to reveal to us how people from Elizabeth Blackwell to Bonapart have shaped NY State's history. He includes the Iroquois Confederacy, the Women's Rights Movement, the Civil War and much more, all which make New York a great place to live.

Most important are the many unknown people who we ought to know about, where they came from and what they contributed to our nation and state. Sure Signs is a sure pleasurable read. History buffs can learn more from Mr. Ford's reasearch than they can by reading academic books that lack detail only a lover of history can find.