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Author Diane Galusha explores the story of New York City's water system - a tale of daring, sacrifice, and tragedy.

Join historian Diane Galusha for a discussion of the vision, ingenuity, and heartbreak behind the development of NYC’s water system - one of the largest and most efficient in the world. The program will feature the stories of the engineers, politicians, contractors, and laborers (many of whom were immigrants) who built the vast network of tunnels and dams and explore the extraordinary price paid by thousands of upstate residents who were displaced by the Croton, Catskill, and Delaware reservoirs.

About the Author

Diane Galusha is a former journalist with a passion for history. She was the editor of the Catskill Mountain News in Margaretville, NY from 1989 to 1996, when the NYC Watershed Memorandum of Agreement was being negotiated by federal, state, city, environmental and watershed representatives. She recently retired from her role as communications director and education coordinator for the Catskill Watershed Corporation. For more information, please visit: https://www.nysbooks.com/product/liquid-assets-a-history-of-new-york-city-water-system/.

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