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Cudmore: Historian writes memoir on his Amsterdam upbringing | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Historian and Amsterdam native David Pietrusza’s new memoir “Too Long Ago: A Childhood Memory, A Vanished World” recounts in poignant and fascinating detail his upbringing in the former Rug City. Pietrusza has written many books on American presidents and baseball, perhaps the best known is “1920: the Year of the Six Presidents.” After his friend and fellow Amsterdam history buff Robert Going died last year, Pietrusza, who now lives in Glenville, decided it was time to turn his well-developed storytelling and research talents to chronicle his own early life and the story of how his industrial home town declined during the mid-20th century. ....