A History of the Riverdale Yacht Club

The Riverdale Yacht Club Is A Small Private Association On The Shorelineof The Hudson River In The Riverdale Section Of New York Citys Boroughof The Bronx. While Author Ruben Mendez Furnishes A Chronicle Ofthe Institution He Also Discloses Valuable Historical Information Aboutriverdale The Hudson River The Building Of What Is Today Themetro-North Railroads Hudson Division And The Creation Of The Newyork-New Jersey Palisades Into An Interstate Park.. Founded In 1931 The Yacht Clubs First Decade Coincided With Thegreat Depression. During World War Ii Over Sixty Of Its Membersserved In The Military.. Mendez Not Only Describes The Sports And Other Activities That Occurredon The Clubs Ground He Also Provides Thumbnail Sketches Of Somenoted Members. They Include Nobel Prize Laureates; Professors Deansand Presidents Of Institutions Of Higher Education; Journalists; Authors;Diplomats; Medical Doctors; Lawyers; And Other Figures Of Historicalimportance. Thus He Has Produced A Work Recounting A Little-KnownBut Essential Part Of The History Of The Bronx And Of New York City.. Lloyd Ultanbronx Borough Historian