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Rockland/Westchester Journal: A shanty in Haverstraw: A floating art project explores the lives and history of ‘river people’
Rockland/Westchester Journal by Rochel Leah Goldblatt [KGVID title=””]https://peoplesriverhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/28911775001_5811811674001_5811813003001.mp4[/KGVID] HAVERSTRAW – Wes Modes stood on the bow of his shanty as it bobbed gently at Admirals Cove Marina on Friday morning, a cup of coffee in a mason jar and his four-legged companion, Hazel, at his side. Modes, a Santa Cruz artist and lecturer at two California…
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The Daily Freeman: Shanty boat crew, docking in Kingston, gathers disappearing history of nation’s river people
The Daily Freeman by William J. Kemble KINGSTON, N.Y. >> The Hudson River is the fourth leg of a journey by Wes Modes and his shanty boat crew mates, who have spent the past four years gathering stories of how the nation’s major rivers became arteries of life flowing through the American landscape. Modes, an…
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Gathering the Untold Stories of Vanishing Hudson River People
A rustic recreated mid-century shanty boat, a daring river voyage on New York’s historic Hudson River, and a meticulous archive of river stories are all part of a compelling art and history project, “A Secret History of American River People.” The journeys are part of a larger effort that spans many years and covers multiple…