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Out of the Darkness: In Memory of Lyon Mountain’s Iron Men by Lawrence P. Gooley

Out of the Darkness, SECOND EDITION, shines a light of recognition on more than 175 men who died in the iron mines of Lyon Mountain, New York.

Who were they? How did they die? You’ll find the answers here in a tribute to the men who lost their lives while on the job. Drillers, muckers, furnace workers, timbermen: they’re all here. Many suffered horrible, spectacular deaths, as detailed in the newspaper fashion of the day, tending towards graphic, gruesome imagery. There is no shortage of such stories in this book, so be prepared for some intense reading. The reality of Lyon Mountain’s many tragic accidents includes explosions, amputations, and decapitations.

But there’s much more here than reports on fatalities: details of mine accidents from 1878 through 1966; genealogy and bio information on each victim; inside info on individual accidents; photos of many miners; actual newspaper reports with full headlines and complete stories; new info on Lyon Mountain’s role in history; and dozens of amazing stories and facts on Lyon Mountain’s mine deaths.

This SECOND EDITION contains new illustrations, several pages of new information, and adds names to the death toll, bringing it to 176.

$22.006 x 9, 216 pages

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Lyon Mountain: The Tragedy of a Mining Town by Lawrence P. Gooley

For a century, the best iron ore on earth came from the depths of Lyon Mountain’s mines. The ore served many industries, but most notably was the primary source of steel used in support cables for many of history’s best-known suspension bridges, including the George Washington and the Golden Gate Bridge.

This history of Lyon Mountain is supported by many interviews of elderly miners conducted by the author 35 years ago. Extensive quotations appear throughout the book, bringing the story to life.

The book’s first section details the town’s early mining history (1870s through 1920), followed by Lyon Mountain’s

years as a company town under the iron fist of mine manager J. R. Linney; the town’s immigrant population and its roots; firsthand accounts of mining jobs from long-deceased miners; the riveting story of death in the mines; the remarkable true story of the town’s Mafia-connected years; and finally, the story of the North American Champion bobsled team and the legendary Lyon Mountain Miners Baseball Team.

$22.006 x 9, 224 pages

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Escape from Dannemora: 170 Years of Escapes, Tortures, and Infamous Inmates at New York’s Most Notorious Prison by Lawrence P. Gooley

Clinton Prison has hosted the best and worst criminals in the country, from gentleman scam artists and bank robbers to vicious serial killers who murdered on a whim and dismembered their victims. Included within these pages are those stories and much more—ingenious breakout artists and how they escaped, details on severe punishments and tortures imposed at Clinton for a half century, and profiles of dozens of the most famous, infamous, and unusual prisoners ever confined within Dannemora’s walls.

This book was already in progress when the stunning escape from Dannemora occurred in June 2015. It was a spectacular breakout, but contrary to what was widely stated in the media, hardly unprecedented. Men went over and under the wall on many occasions prior to 1929, which is the line of demarcation that separates the old from the new. During the eighty-five years following 1929, no one escaped from inside the high wall until Richard Matt and David Sweat did it. But during the eighty-five years prior to 1929, it was done many times in exciting, ingenious, and spectacular fashion.

Included in the book is the story of the 2015 escape, the long history of violence and horrible tortures at Clinton, a look at escape attempts and more than three dozen breakouts, plus profiles of many famous and infamous criminals who were incarcerated at Dannemora.

$24.006 x 9, 311 pages

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25 Diabolical Adirondack Murders: The Twisted, Fiendish Deeds of North Country Killers by Lawrence P. Gooley

Within these pages are twenty-five complete stories of murder in the North Country. The perpetrators range from average citizens to some of the worst degenerates imaginable.

Their methods run the gamut from poison to clubs to knives to guns to axes, while their stories contain shocking revelations and remarkable twists, far too many to count. And some are just plain unusual.

These true chronicles from long ago once held readers spellbound, and are as riveting as many of the high-profile murder cases in modern media. It’s at once fascinating and disturbing to explore the devious minds of those who walk among us. If you enjoy cold-case homicides, true murder

stories, and the darker side of Adirondack history, this book is for you.

$25.006 x 9, 272 pages

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Terror in the Adirondacks: The True Story of Serial Killer Robert F. Garrow by Lawrence P. Gooley

In summer 1973, a serial-killer’s rampage in the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York State terrified thousands of residents and vacationers. Innocent campers were brutally knifed to death. People armed themselves, slept with guns, and lived in fear. It was a reign of terror the likes of which the mountains had never seen.

And it was all the vile handiwork of one very troubled, dangerous man: Robert Francis Garrow.

But there is much more to Garrow’s story. Before his capture, there was the longest manhunt in Adirondack history, and one of the longest the state has ever seen. There was a bizarre trial, with horrifying revelations that

shocked the senses of citizens from coast to coast.There was also Robert Garrow’s unfortunate, unbelievable childhood,

including horrific beatings, bestiality, bloodshed, and more. There was his secret life of crime as an adult, his frequent improbable escapes from the law, his years in maximum-security prisons, and his incredible manipulation of legal, medical, and correctional professionals right up to the state level. It’s an incredible story, and it’s all here. For the first time ever, Robert F. Garrow’s story from birth to grave. Not a pretty part of Adirondack history, but a part of it nonetheless.

$22.006 x 9, 224 pages

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Killing in the Kuyahoora Valley by Lawrence P. Gooley is the true story of a murderous attack in 1914 by a teenager in the village of Poland, New York. Kuyahoora, the native-American name for West Canada Creek, is in Herkimer County. Poland, in the southern Adirondack foothills, is about 15 miles northeast of Utica.

The death of petite schoolteacher Lydia “Lida Lou” Beecher at the hands of a former student was a landmark case—the first to cite imbecility on the same level as insanity in determining a defendant’s guilt or innocence. America’s courts would never be the same.

The viciousness of the crime, the intensity of the trial, and worst of all, the indifference and arrogance of the killer were all reasons why a public mania surrounded the proceedings every step of the way. In the wake of the Chester Gillette–Grace Brown story, the Jean Gianini case assumed the moniker, “Trial of the Century.”

It’s a remarkable, true, and disturbing story of how evil can sneak up on those unaware, how successful family men sometimes hide the darkest of secrets, and how juries can be manipulated by silver-tongued attorneys.

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WINNER: 2008 Adirondack Literary AwardBest Book of Nonfiction

Oliver’s War: An Adirondack Rebel Battles the Rockefeller Fortune by Lawrence P. Gooley

The award-winning true story of Oliver Lamora’s battle with billionaire William Rockefeller is told here for the first time. For a decade in the early 1900s, their saga gripped newspaper readers from coast to coast.

William Rockefeller was the brother of John D. Rockefeller. Together they built the Standard Oil Trust, the richest, most powerful corporation in American history. The aging Lamora was a hunter, fisherman, and lumberjack all his life in the far northern Adirondack Mountains of New York State.

He was surviving on a meager Civil War pension when William Rockefeller decided to build a grand mountain estate. Lamora’s home was in the dying village of Brandon, and Brandon was in Rockefeller’s way. Some people moved, but Oliver didn’t. Soon a disagreement evolved into a running battle between two headstrong men of widely divergent backgrounds. The story received newspaper coverage from the New York Times to the San Francisco Examiner.

The old woodsman fought to preserve a treasured way of life. This is the true story of Oliver Lamora, an Adirondack original.

$22.006 x 9, 196 pages

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A History of the Altona Flat Rock – Silver Anniversary Edition, an award-winning book by Lawrence P. Gooley

Massive ice sheets, raging rivers of glacial meltwater, and spectacular waterfalls have left the Altona Flat Rock with dramatic cliffs and a spectacular landscape. Officially defined as a Sandstone Pavement Barrens, it tops the world’s list of endangered ecological systems, with fewer than 20 similar sites existing around the globe.

In the past 150 years, man has made his mark on Altona’s pine barrens, and it’s all here, with one-of-a-kind historical photographs, new illustrations, and new information updating the initial release in 1980.

You’ll hear stories from old-timers, told in their own words. This Silver Anniversary Edition retains all of the great

original stories: the Blueberry Business, the Million-Dollar Dam, the Hermit of Flat Rock, the massive fire of 1957, which drew national attention to the area; and much more. Take a journey into New York’s past, to a place described in 1842 as “the land of whortleberries and pigeons, rattlesnakes and trout.” You won’t be disappointed.

$22.006 x 9, 159 pages

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Our 6-Volume Set, People & Places of the Adirondacks & Foothills, Now

Contains 151 Original & True Stories ... and Continues to Grow!

Volume 1, People & Places of the Adirondacks & Foothills, by Lawrence P. Gooley, contains 28 original stories.

Read the incredible true story of Garrett Cashman, the Birdman of Albany who went on to national fame; a detailed account of the most remarkable Adirondack rescue ever; and a North Country man whose high dives and swimming feats became the stuff of legend.

Enjoy lighter fare? How about the amazing range of objects swallowed by Adirondack folks? Or the time when hats for horses was the latest fad, or when chicken thieves faced life in prison?

Learn about a full-size house racing across the open ice on Lake Champlain; elderly citizens with more than a hundred living descendants; potentially fatal accidents with

remarkably positive outcomes; regional battles against the KKK; and two local men who became high-profile governors of other states. All that and 16 more stories that are both entertaining and educational.

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Volume 2, People & Places of the Adirondacks & Foothills, by Lawrence P. Gooley, contains 28 original stories.

The incredible true tale of the Three-Legged Jims is one of most amazing war stories you’ll ever read. The life of Eben Rexford is fascinating—an Adirondack native who wrote one of the most famous songs ever—as is that of Erwin Lanpher, an unassuming man who saved the lives of countless thousands, perhaps millions.

Learn about the devastating tornado of 1856, area folks attacked by scorpions, and a feminist who more than a century ago took on Congress and anyone else who dared. Read about two of the most accomplished musicians in North Country history, and the record flight of the Hindenburg across northern New York.

Also included is famous movie star Doris Kenyon, the nationally renowned act of Fred Kerslake’s performing pigs, a one-legged champion harness racer, the unlikely rescue when a canal boat was swept over a dam, plus 15 other historical and unusual stories.

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New and True Stories fromAward-Winning Author Lawrence P. Gooley

Volume 3, People & Places of the Adirondacks & Foothills, by Lawrence P. Gooley, contains 28 original stories.

Included is Michael Donovan, a world champion and one of the greatest athletes in regional history. Read about the founder of Liberia, the only judge to jail Butch Cassidy, the incredible imposter chased by the FBI for years, the teen prodigy who took on the best in women’s golf, and the surprising truth about windmills in the North Country.

There’s also the devastating Massena earthquake, worst ever in New York State; the area girl with America’s most perfect legs; Benjamin Franklin Taylor, one of the state’s greatest poets; and a massive train accident with a most unlikely cause.

For lovers of the unusual, there’s the story of Judge Crater, one of America’s most famous missing persons; the incredibly strange incidents involving North Country twins; freak but non-fatal accidents with dynamite; and the mystifying abilities of a super checkers champion who regularly defeated 5 opponents at a time—while he was blindfolded!

Those and 14 other stories will provide hours of entertainment.

$20.005.25 x 8.25, 208

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Volume 4, People & Places of the Adirondacks & Foothills, by Lawrence P. Gooley, contains 24 original stories.

Included is the complete and truly amazing story of Harry Elkes, one of the greatest athletes in Adirondack history. There’s also Floyd Bennett, legendary aviator; Florence Bullard, a war nurse with great courage and caring; Thomas Burke, a founder of Seattle and the state of Washington; and Joseph Lonsway, a Civil War hero who made it to the White House half a century later.

For lovers of the offbeat, there’s the wonderful story of an old-time weather prognosticator who bested weathermen; true tales of bird attacks on humans; a woman who served as a man in two branches of the military; an amorous, lively centenarian; and the true story of alligators in the

Adirondacks.There’s so much more … how Daylight Saving Time led to different clock

readings from one store to the next; dogs undertaking prodigious swims to prove their loyalty; and a prevalent event that once shocked many—cross-burnings across the region by the KKK. It’s all here, plus 11 more stories to enjoy.

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Volume 5, People & Places of the Adirondacks & Foothills, by Lawrence P. Gooley, contains 23 original stories.

Learn how the USS Plattsburg nearly prevented the Titanic disaster from ever occurring. Read about Lincoln’s Avengers, a group of North Country men who cornered assassin John Wilkes Booth in a scene ending with his death, and the story of Westport’s John Greeley Viall, the best Civil War quartermaster in the Northern army.

Read about one of the most inspirational northern New York natives ever, Morristown’s Dean Van Clute, and Lewis County’s Ottilia Beha, one of the area’s great educators. Learn about Cheever’s (near Port Henry) amazing star of the stage, Helen Redmond, and Watertown’s Charles Giblyn, a show-biz pioneer of historic significance.

Follow the career of Albany Jim Brady, the legendary gentleman bandit involved in some of America’s greatest bank robberies, and the amazing life of Ticonderoga’s Whitney Armstrong, a television star who married the world’s most famous model, Twiggy. Plus 14 other great stories!

$20.005.25 x 8.25, 208

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Volume 6, People & Places of the Adirondacks & Foothills, by Lawrence P. Gooley, contains 20 original stories.

Read about one of the most amazing Adirondack rescues ever, with three teens trapped on the treacherous cliffs of Wallface Mountain, and the inspirational true story of Ogdensburg’s Joe Bromley, multi-sports star, distance cyclist and swimmer, and father—with only one arm and one leg!

Learn about Theodorus Bailey, Chateaugay’s war hero who was never credited for his brave and daring deeds during the Civil War, and Port Henry’s Benjamin Stickney, the Man of a trillion Stamps, who invented complex machinery that revolutionized the government’s printing processes.

In the crime category are two of the most famous horse thieves in New York State history, Hog-Pen Charley and Alonzo Clark, both with incredible records for serving time in prison. And if you’re looking for more inspiration, read about the Mirror Girl of Saranac Lake, the unlikely but true story of a young girl’s remarkable battle against a disabling illness.

Did you know that the North Country was home to Benny Rolfe, a high-profile star during the Roaring 20s, becoming a star musician, bandleader, vaudeville director, film maker, and radio man? His incredible trumpet solos even inspired the great Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong to play the same way!

All that, and a dozen more great stories!

$20.005.25 x 8.25, 208

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Brendler’s Boys: The House That George Built by Lawrence P. Gooley

Few sports teams in the North Country have achieved the success attained by the Chazy boys’ soccer team. In 59 years, they’ve had only 4 seasons without a winning record, a phenomenal achievement.

In 1965, Chazy soccer entered a new era under Coach George Brendler. When he retired from coaching after the 1988 season, he left a tremendous legacy. The team continued to flourish, culminating in several state championships. The Eagles’ ongoing success is rooted in Coach Brendler’s efforts.

But George Brendler was more than just a great soccer coach. He was an American child and a Hungarian child, a

victim of the Great Depression, and witness to the worst war in history. He was a soldier, a student, a teacher, and a husband and father. He survived many dangers and overcame many obstacles, driven by a powerful will to survive and prosper.

Above all, he worked hard, and that would always be part of his formula for success, both in life and on the soccer field. This is the story of George’s life, his coaching career, and the history of Chazy soccer.

$25.007 x 10, 272 pages

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Volume 7, People & Places of the Adirondacks & Foothills, by Lawrence P. Gooley, contains 31 original stories.

Included is the full story of Johnny Prindle, a popular vaudeville entertainer claimed by Vermont but actually born and raised in Plattsburgh; Francis Pratt, also claimed by Vermont, but a native of Peru, New York, and founder of Pratt & Whitney; George Kissell of Evans Mills near Watertown, legendary player and coach for the St. Louis Cardinals; and James J. Barry of Keeseville, lawyer with a heart, and friend of the legendary Clarence Darrow.

There’s also the story of Muffets, the famous breakfast cereal created in Keeseville; Lewis County’s Clark family of world-famous drummers; the incredible survival saga of Ausable Chasm’s Adgate Schermerhorn; and Charles Redfield, a man of integrity who founded several newspapers, including the Malone Telegram.

Looking for humor? There are hilarious headlines from the past, Halloween pranks from long ago, a wild plan for raising cats and rats for profit, and the true story of Bear Grease’s many uses in Adirondack history.

You’ll marvel at Champlain’s remarkable mission lady, Rita Labombard, and enjoy 18 other original true stories.

$20.005.25 x 8.25, 208

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History of Churubusco and the Town of Clinton, Clinton County, New York by Lawrence P. Gooley

Churubusco village has an unusual name and an unusual range of historical connections. The town of Clinton’s population is sparse by any measure. And yet Clinton natives have played a leading role in the history of the county, the state, and other states as well.

The scope of their reach is surprising. A state leader who was FDR’s confidant, and who befriended and battled some of America’s most famous politicians. A founding father of Seattle and the state of Washington. Bluegrass musicians at the top of the nation’s charts. A vital member of the US Olympic Bobsled Team. Two men who helped drive the North Country economy for half a century.

These (and many others) are people who have made a difference.

$24.006 x 9, 287 pages

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The Battle of Plattsburgh Question & Answer Book by Lawrence P. GooleyDid you know?

• That Thomas Macdonough once helped destroy a famous ship of the United States Navy?

• That Plattsburgh has an unusual link to Pearl Harbor? • What caused that red glare that Francis Scott Key wrote

of in our national anthem? • That Thomas Macdonough performed legendary

heroic deeds in another war before Plattsburgh? Here’s the full story of the Battle of Plattsburgh, plus

loads of interesting and amazing facts related to Plattsburgh and the War of 1812. It’s all presented in a unique question-and-answer format. It’s fun and educational, and will help spark an interest in regional history.

$22.006 x 9, 213 pages

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Rising from the Swamp by Carole Payment PooleThis huge volume resulted from

10 years of research by the author, whose Tupper Lake roots are deeply embedded in The Junction, one of the two original communities that formed the village. It is a story of people who invested their lives in developing a vibrant community. Loaded with history, including dozens of stories never before recorded. The perfect companion to Mostly Spruce and Hemlock, which covers the other section of today’s Tupper Lake village.

$28.007 x 10, 312 pages

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Two Volumes and 143 Years of Vintage Baseball!

The Only Game in Town: A Century of North Country Town-Team Baseball, 1860–1960 by Robert M. Garrow

In the post-Civil War decades, social gatherings between villages included parades, picnics, dancing, singing, and a variety of games and sporting competitions.

Baseball was a regular feature of these communal affairs. By the late 1800s, the game had assumed a leading role at such civic assemblies, gaining prominence locally as it mirrored baseball’s popularity nationwide.

In the 1900s, as the automobile simplified travel, baseball ruled as the main attraction, with hundreds in attendance and town-team games, and sometimes thousands. The sport became an important part of American life. Youngsters admired national and hometown stars alike, aspiring to reach greatness themselves.

Local events focused on the tri-county area’s largest population center, Plattsburgh, in Clinton County. But included here is much information on the great teams and players from both Essex and Franklin counties as well. The three are forever united in having produced some of New York’s finest ballplayers.

$22.006 x 9, 224 pages

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The Last Run: North Country Town-Team Baseball, 1960–2003 by Robert M. Garrow

In this sequel to the author’s first book (above), which covered town-team baseball for a century beginning in 1860, the story is carried through the five most recent decades of North Country baseball from 1960 to the 2000s.

It was a period of great change, where longstanding teams ended their association with league play, while others from as far away as Tupper Lake and Schroon Lake joined the battle for baseball supremacy.

There’s no shortage of great stars from the past, many of whom went on to star in college and at different levels of minor-league play. Some had true major-league potential that was sometimes thwarted by injury or other circumstances.

The author, an outstanding player and coach in his own right (he played in the Dodgers’ system), pays tribute to many of his former teammates who achieved remarkable success as players, managers, and umpires. Game reports and complete playoff coverage reveal the great exploits of many stars from the past fifty years. Included is the story behind the Plattsburgh Falcons, who for five seasons, 1957–61, competed on a high level in the Quebec Senior League.

$22.006 x 9, 240 pages

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And I Know Too Much to Pretend by Lorraine M. Duvall“As an elderly male, I would not have

expected to enjoy reading a memoir with this title. A friend sent it to me, and I was surprised to find that I loved it! It is a wonderful exploration of those amazing years (1950s and 60s) when feminism began to take root. It’s hard to believe how many ways men mistreated women then. Duvall is a master storyteller, and her tales of prejudice and support, of cowardice and bravery, truly hit home. Give this book a read and you will be the richer for it.”

—John Dacey, Ph.D., Professor, Boston College, and the author of 13 books on the subjects of anxiety, creativity, and family relations.

$20.006 x 9, 192 pages

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In Praise of Quiet Waters by Lorraine M. Duvall“An inspiring collection of canoe journeys, packed

with bits of regional history and environmental concern. As she flows through the Adirondacks, Duvall guides readers towards a fuller appreciation of water and a need for deepened advocacy; ‘water’ evolves into a sacred entity.”—Sandra Weber, Adirondack author

“How refreshing, in this age of high-octane thrill-seeking, to read a peaceful affirmation of wild, quiet waters. In Praise of Quiet Waters will inspire people of all ages and abilities to explore Adirondack Park’s wondrous waterways.”—John Davis, Wildlands explorer and author

$20.006 x 9, 223 pages

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When We Becomes I. Again. by Emily Lanier SelleckAs the author transcribed her

three journals—kept while caring for her husband during the final year of his life—the feelings she’d experienced throughout that time returned full bore. And with them, more remote but similar feelings soon gathered themselves into discrete memories she then laid out like squares in a quilt and stitched together in her book.

This is a story of two journeys for the author: one with her husband, Than, interrupted by his death; and one she

began when she was three years old that continues now in her seventies. You’ll see they cross multiple times. Life is like that.

$20.006 x 9, 351 pages

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Through These Doors: The Story of a Small Business in the Adirondacks by Kathleen Larkin

In 1993, two women from the New Jersey shore purchased the old LaVergne barn on the shores of Lake Abanakee at Indian Lake, beginning an adventure in business that would change their lives forever.

They met the locals, rebuilt the barn, and launched Abanakee Studios, which today offers gifts, antiques, an art-and-photo gallery, and a multitude of workshops. The result—smiling faces on clients and customers alike.

Read stories, both humorous and poignant, of characters with unique personalities: the widow of an abstract expressionist painter, a first responder from 9/11, a birding expert with Audubon ties. Artists, foresters, old-timers, newcomers. Enter the world of Abanakee Studios—the little business that could.

$18.006 x 9, 176 pages

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Wet Socks by Carol Gregson (sequel to Leaky Boots)“Be prepared to enjoy Carol Gregson’s

latest memoir. With this book, she invites me into her living room, tells me the story of her life, and makes me feel at home with

her honesty, charm, and wit. She makes me laugh; that’s what I love most about Carol. She’s an expert storyteller and left me wanting more, much more.” —Andy Flynn

“Carol Gregson is an endearing narrator full of ingenuity and spunk. She invites us to enter a long, rich life in which everything that goes awry—from the soul-searing to the trivial—is addressed with equanimity and grace. Her work is quintessentially American, evoking a range of literary ghosts, from Mark Twain to … Nora Ephron.” —Bibi Wein

$19.256 x 9, 240 pages

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Best of Both Worlds by Kathleen LarkinThe story of two enviable places

to live—the Jersey Shore and the Adirondacks. Be prepared to take a tour of two polar-opposite regions as seen through the eyes of a seasoned inhabitant. Filled with history, characters, and insights into the pleasures and pathos of both destinations, you are invited to experience the best both have to offer.

$18.006 x 9, 240 pages

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Day Before Yesterday by Doris Begor MortonDay Before Yesterday

conveys Whitehall’s history with more than 300 photos, nicely displayed in glossy format. Much new information has been added in this reprint of an earlier work, including enhanced captions. Among the illustrations are portraits

from the 18th century; photographs from the 19th and 20th centuries; aerial views of the town at various times; and photographs covering the canal era, the silk mills, the railroad, Skene Manor, churches, and much more.

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Philip Skene of Skenesborough by Doris Begor MortonPhilip Skene of Skenesborough was

originally published by Doris Begor Morton in 1959, the bicentennial of Skenesborough’s founding in 1759.

"Mrs. Morton has for a period of 12 years been engaged in gathering every scrap of information on both sides of the Atlantic concerning the life and activities of the founder of her adopted town. ... This biography has been prepared from the depth of that knowledge of and sympathy with Philip Skene of Skenesborough—that she may set the record straight, correct erroneous legends and provide the background for an understanding analysis of one of the prominent citizens of our colonial period whose achievements were so outstanding that even his espousal of an unpopular political affiliation could not obliterate his place in the history of this nation and of this Champlain Valley in particular." —Jane M. Lape, Staff Member, Fort Ticonderoga (1959)

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The History and Construction of the United States Schooner Ticonderoga by Kevin J. Crisman

This report was prepared in 1982 after a series of trips to the Skenesborough Museum in Whitehall, New York, to examine and record the hull of the U. S. Navy War of 1812 schooner Ticonderoga. The support of the Skenesborough Museum was, and still is, greatly appreciated. This 2016 edition has been produced by the Skenesborough Museum with permission of the author.

This report contains both a short summary of Ticonderoga‘s history as well as a detailed look at the construction of the hull as Crisman and his team recorded it in 1981–1982.

$25.008 x 10, 101 pages

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WINNER: 2013 ACW People’s Choice Award

Little Champy Goes to School by Gordie Little is two things: a wonderful story about the family of famous Lake Champlain “monsters,” and a lasting memento to the bridges that have spanned the lake at Crown Point. Illustrations of both bridges appear in color on the covers and in black-and-white within the book’s pages.

The story is about Little Champy learning how to undulate. Supported by his mother, Mama Champy;

his father, Big Champy; and his grandfather, Old Champy, he attends school far beneath the Lake Champlain Bridge.

The teacher is Aunt Champanella, who works hard to teach her students what they’ll need to know, especially about undulating.

Author and North Country media legend Gordie Little created a wonderful story, supported by the beautiful black-and-white artwork of his good friend, Les Bradford.

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What’s an Elephant Doing in the Ausable River?!! by George “Speedy” Arnold

A boy and his dog go on an adventure to a riverbank in the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York and make an interesting discovery ...

AN ELEPHANT!

Now what WOULD an elephant be doing in the AuSable River, anyway?

You’ll be thoroughly charmed by the adventures of Jack and his dog Homer as together they explore the countryside, enjoying the wonders of nature and making many discoveries—including that most unusual creature in an Adirondack river!

Their exploits, interwoven with local history, are revealed through colorful illustrations and a great story with fun twists and turns.

Author and illustrator George “Speedy” Arnold of Keeseville has been drawing and painting most of his life. A renowned musician as well, he performs annually in the family Christmas shows at Santa’s Workshop in Wilmington.

$20.008 x 10, 64 pages

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Happy Hour in the High Peaks: An Adirondack Bar Guide by Kim Ladd and Pam Ladd

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Garden Gourmet: Fresh & Fabulous Meals from your North Country Garden, CSA, or Farmers’ Market by author, cook, and longtime food columnist Yvona Fast.

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Plants of St. Lawrence County: An Annotated Checklist of Vascular Flora by Nancy Eldblom and Anne Johnson

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Sweet Memories by Jean Arleen Breed

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The New Kid: Sentimental Memories of Grover Hills, Mineville, Moriah, Witherbee, Westport, and Port Henry by Jean Arleen Breed

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Poems from the Champlain Valley by Jean Arleen Breed

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The Loss of the Lake Champlain Bridge by Jean Arleen Breed

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A Paris Table by Allen J. Kourofsky

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One Foot Forward: Walks in Upstate New York by Dr. Richard Frost

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More Days Away by Richard B. Frost

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Up Close and Personal: A Sailor Swims the English Channel by Robert J. Manning with Mary I. Manning

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Gavin Goes to Kindergarten! by Karen Titherington

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The Malone Cook Book by the Ladies Aid Society of the First Congregational Church of Malone, New York, is a modern rendering of the book’s 1917 version, one of many early printings beginning in 1882.

Incredibly, the book contains more than 1700 recipes collected over the course of several decades. This is a book of history as well as food, describing many unusual dishes that arrived with immigrant families and were passed on to subsequent generations. The names of those who provided recipes have been included as well.

Learn many of the standards, plus such unusual dishes as Salmon Wiggle, Hash Balls, Apples Stuffed with Onions, Scotch Woodcock, and Washington Cake.

Are you a bread fan? How about an Olive Sandwich, or a Marshmallow Sandwich? Or maybe a tasty Cheese Jelly Sandwich? They’re all here, and more.

You’ll find at least 70 types of pudding including John’s Delight, Suet, Coffee, Puff, Woodford, Brown Betty, Cottage, Peach Sponge, and Prune Soufflé.

Desserts and extras? There’s Cantaloupe Coupe Ice Cream, Domestic Economy Cake, Hermits, Shingles, Killiecrankies, Pickled Sickle Pears, Horse’s Neck, Blushing Bunny, English Monkey, and Spermaceti Salve. Enjoy!

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Life in Whitehall During the Ship Fever Times by David Wilson

The story within, written by David Wilson (editor of Solomon Northup’s Twelve Years a Slave) in 1849, first appeared in installments in The Whitehaller, a weekly newspaper published by William S. Southmayd and H. W. Buel. In 1871, the story again appeared in serial form. Additional chapters were included in the latter version, as well as in this version originally published in 1900 by Inglee & Tefft.

Many of the characters in Wilson’s tale represent real persons, and Whitehall streets and buildings are mentioned by the names they bore in 1847. In addition, this 1900 Inglee & Tefft publication includes many advertisements for Whitehall businesses that were active at the time, as well as many photos of Whitehall buildings, streets, organizations, village officials, and more.

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The Fort Edward Book: Historical Sketches, with Illustrations and Family Records by Robert O. Bascom

Fort Edward was known by Native Americans as the “Great Carrying Place,” where watercraft were transported overland from

the Hudson River to Lake Champlain. In 1709, it was the site of a British stockade called Fort Nicholson. By 1732, it was an English settlement under Colonel John Lydius, and was referred to as “Lydius’s House.” In 1745, the French and Indians destroyed the settlement. In 1755, General Phineas Lyman built Fort Lyman. In 1756, it was renamed Fort Edward for England’s Prince Edward. In 1764, brothers Patrick and James Smyth settled at the present village of Fort Edward, building a house from the fort’s timbers. It was later occupied by Schuyler, and then Burgoyne, and is known today as the “Old Fort House,” believed to be the oldest house in Washington County.

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The Salem Book: A History of Salem, Washington County, New York from 1765–1895, researched and written by multiple Salem citizens.

In 1891, members of the Salem Historical Committee, fifty in number, undertook a daunting task: documenting as much of Salem’s history as possible. To do this, a majority of the individual members tackled various subjects that needed to be addressed. They researched, interviewed, wrote, and edited, aided by the local historian.

In the end, the accumulation of works was brought together and assembled into The Salem Book, with chapters addressing 41 topics. It’s a story that dates back more than 300 years, well prior to the birth of the United States.

$24.005.25 x 8.25, 318 pages

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Orig. published: 1896

Kathi of Skenesborough by May Belle CurtisIn describing the story of life in Whitehall

(Skenesborough) during its most chaotic years years (1774–1775), the author used old journals, private papers, personal letters, and

documents in the public archives as primary sources. As much as possible, the personalities of the characters depicted here, including the Skene family, were drawn from real life as revealed in their own writings, and from contemporary descriptions by others in those early days.

$20.005.25 x 8.25, 218 pages

Softcover2 illustrations

Orig. published: 1914

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The Battle of Plattsburgh: What Historians Say About ItAfter defeating the British on Plattsburgh Bay, Thomas

Macdonough sent his superiors a humble message from “the USS Saratoga off Plattsburgh, September 11, 1814” to Hon. W. Jones, the Secretary of the Navy: “Sir: The Almighty has been pleased to grant us a signal victory on Lake Champlain in the capture of one Frigate, one Brig, and two sloops of war of the enemy.” Historians over the years celebrated Macdonough’s victory, including

Teddy Roosevelt, who said: “Down to the time of the Civil War, he is the greatest figure in our naval history. ... he was skillful and brave. One of the greatest of our sea captains, he has left a stainless name behind him.”

$12.005.25 x 8.25, 112 pages

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The Orderly Book of the Northern Army at Ticonderoga and Mt. Independence from October 17th, 1776 to January 8th, 1777, with Biographical and Explanatory Notes, an Appendix with 64 pages of Historical Information, Personal Letters, and Biographies.

This is a diary from 1776–77, describing daily events within Fort Ticonderoga’s walls. The pages are exact duplicates of the original,

published in 1859. Take a trip back in time through the eyes of men who were there. The text uses the Long S (looks like an “f ”). For example: “Whatfoever Centinel fhall be found fleeping upon his Poft, or fhall leave it before he is regularly relieved, fhall fuffer Death or fuch other Punifhment as fhall be inflicted by a General Court Martial.”

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Pioneer History of the Champlain Valley, being an Account of the Settlement of the Town of Willsborough by William Gilliland, together with His Journal and Other Papers, and a Memoir, and Historical and Illustrative Notes; by Winslow C. Watson

An original source cited by dozens of historians: entries from William Gilliland’s journal; historical info on Essex, Westport, Lake Champlain, Plattsburgh, Cumberland Head, Ausable Chasm, Valcour Bay, and others. Also, Gilliland’s intense

confrontations with Benedict Arnold; descriptions of the Boquet, Ausable, and Saranac Rivers; the stories behind his imprisonment (twice); personal letters; and his tragic end.

$20.005.25 x 8.25, 182 pages

SoftcoverOrig. published: 1863

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The Heroes of theBattle of Plattsburgh, 1814

The Life of Commodore Thomas Macdonough by Rodney Macdonough

Commodore Thomas Macdonough is one of America’s great naval heroes, as acknowledged by historians and military men alike. Ninety-five years after his stirring victory on Plattsburgh Bay, the commodore’s life story was proudly recorded by his grandson, Rodney Macdonough.

Among the source materials used were a wide array of documents preserved in the commodore’s own private collection, including an autobiography that covered his naval adventures during the period 1800–1822.

Details are also offered on Macdonough’s ancestors, his younger years, and his remarkable career filled with danger, excitement, narrow escapes, bravery, and excellence as an officer of the United States Navy. He served on many American vessels of great fame including the Philadelphia, Enterprise, Guerriere, and of course, the Saratoga. His final command was the Constitution (Old Ironsides). He remains today among the greatest of military heroes in the annals of New York history.

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Memoir of Alexander Macomb: The Major General Commanding the Army of the United States of America by George H. Richards

Alexander Macomb is revered as a hero for his critical role in the American victory at Plattsburgh on September 11, 1814. As the authors notes, “We see him attracting the attention and winning the applause of Jefferson, and enjoying the confidence and support of every successive President and Secretary of War. The manners of Macomb, entirely free and natural, are yet

elegant and polished, as might be expected of a soldier bred in courts and camps. From the impression they make on you, you feel the goodness of his heart.” He excelled as “husband, son, father, friend, and citizen.”

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SoftcoverOrig. published: 1830

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The Adirondack, or Life in the Woods by Joel T. HeadleyAfter twice touring the Adirondack region, author Joel

Headley said, “… it bears the same relation to us that the Highlands do to Scotland, and the Oberland to Switzerland. … those wild mountains and surpassingly beautiful lakes. No such scenery … in my opinion … will match it this side of the Alps.”

Through 32 chapters within, Headley shares his life-changing experiences, adventures that have since become part of Adirondack history.

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Pleasant Valley: A History of Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York by George Levi Brown

Pleasant Valley contains more than a century of Elizabethtown’s earliest history, covering the town’s original settlers and the region’s most prominent citizens.

Excerpt from a review of the book that appeared in The Elizabethtown Post, September 14, 1905: “The interesting and important events of the last hundred and odd years since white settlers began to make their homes in Pleasant Valley are duly chronicled and these sandwiched between brief biographies of the many eminent people who have lived and died in and near the Valley of the Boquet makes a literary boquet that should satisfy the appetite of almost any reader. … The purchaser of this book will get something that is valuable now and will become more so as time goes on.”

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Bessboro: A History of Westport, Essex County, New York by Caroline Halstead Royce

… The name of Westport was given to the town in 1815, after it had known at least thirty years of recorded history.… It is true that William Gilliland was an Irishman, and that if any man had a right to name this town, that right was his, but he never called it Westport. His name for the place was BESSBORO, after his daughter Elizabeth.

This name we have taken the liberty to restore upon our title page and cover. Of all the twelve original patents into

which the soil of our township was divided, as they were granted by British king or American Congress, one only was named and settled by the man who first owned it, and that was Gilliland’s Bessboro.

—Caroline Halstead Royce

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Peter Sailly, Plattsburgh and Champlain Valley Pioneer (1754–1826) by George S. Bixby

The story of Peter Sailly, who came to Plattsburgh, New York, from France in 1785 and spent forty years there, is a journey of 230 years into the past. Sailly became a businessman and community leader, playing many roles in the development of northern New York.

For 17 years, he held the important position of Collector at the Port of Plattsburgh. He also served as an army contractor, military storekeeper, county judge, member of the Assembly, and member of Congress.

Sailly was a close friend and frequent host of John Jacob Astor—fur trader, America’s first multi-millionaire, and at his death in 1848, the wealthiest man in America.

Many of Peter Sailly’s records were preserved in the hands of his grandson, Judge Peter Sailly Palmer of Plattsburgh, including Sailly’s diary, letters, and other documents. They were passed on to Palmer’s daughter and Sailly’s great-granddaughter, Katherine Palmer, who donated many of them to the New York Library. Much of this book’s contents are drawn directly from those materials.

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Reminiscences of Ogdensburg, New York, 1749–1907 by the Daughters of the American Revolution

Chronicled here in outstanding fashion is the early history of Ogdensburg, New York (on the St. Lawrence River in northern New York State). Included are firsthand accounts taken from early settlers, providing rare insight into the joys and struggles of life on the early frontier.

These reminiscences were collected by the local DAR chapter, which notes:

“The personal anecdotes have been gladly furnished by those who remember the exciting events of 1837 and the years succeeding, while the reminiscences of the pioneer days have been given verbatim as related by those of our friends who remember the tales as told to them by their grandfathers and grandmothers who were children when this old town was new.”

Other sources of information included old books, interviews, family letters, and diaries of early settlers. Reminiscences of Ogdensburg is a wonderful work of history that provides an invaluable account of daily life in northern New York from the mid-1700s through the early 1900s.

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An Autobiography: Edward Livingston Trudeau, M.D.The humbly written life story of Dr. Trudeau, who

revolutionized the treatment of tuberculosis, a disease that was killing “one in seven of the human race.”

This brilliantly written life story is inspiring, funny, and tear-inducing. To great effect, Trudeau conveys the feelings of loss upon the death of loved ones, as well as the sense of hope that survives. In describing the remarkable work of the Sanitariums, he credits dozens who were instrumental through donations,

hands-on work, and moral support.There’s plenty of early history here, too, covering Saranac Lake’s past;

surviving the difficult weather conditions in early days; and Trudeau’s close friendship with Paul Smith and several Adirondack guides.

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Orig. published: 1915

In the Wilderness by Charles Dudley WarnerIncludes Biographical Sketch of Charles Dudley Warner

Author Charles Warner relates commonly told tales with uncommon humor and insight, not unlike the writings of his good friend, Mark Twain.

Among the memorable trips within is a hike through the Dix range with Orson “Old Mountain” Phelps, who was about 60 years old at the time.

Warner’s exploits are memorable, and his rendering of them even more so. Hikers and mountain climbers will grin with knowing nods at many passages, and all readers

will doubtless enjoy both the author’s great ability with words and his exciting Adirondack sojourns.

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Hills, Lakes, and Forest Streams, or A Tramp in the Chateaugay Woods by Samuel H. Hammond

Journey back in time 160 years to 1854, and join the author on a wilderness jaunt from Chateaugay Lakes to Ragged Lake, Meacham Lake, St. Regis Lake, the Saranac Lakes, and numerous others. The author shares many exciting hunting and fishing adventures, encounters with wildlife, and the true wildness of the mountains, from a time when the Adirondacks were relatively pristine and uninhabited.

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Orig. published: 1854

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Woods and Waters, or The Saranacs and Racket by Alfred B. Street

Alfred B. Street is among the greatest of Adirondack writers. With the heart of a poet (he actually was a well-known, excellent poet), Street ventured into the Adirondacks, home to hunters, tough woodsmen, dangerous wildlife, extremes of weather, and rugged landscapes.

Although hunting was the primary component of most trips for the men involved, Street assumed the role of observer, noting with great detail and vivid, descriptive passages all that occurred around him. He learned the history of places visited, and the legends as well, preserving many of them for posterity.

Whether you’re a fisherman, hunter, canoeist, hiker, mountain climber, historian, recreational reader, or any combination thereof, you’ll thoroughly enjoy the stories within. Street virtually takes you by his side to share journeys of more than 150 years past.

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Orig. published: 1860

Trappers of New York, or A Biography of Nicholas Stoner and Nathaniel Foster by Jeptha R. Simms

Besides the life stories of two of the most famous woodsmen in Adirondack history, Nicholas Stoner and Nathaniel Foster, this book contains voluminous information on William Johnson’s settlement at Johnstown, and the area that today encompasses Sacandaga Lake—before the lake existed.

See the Adirondack wilderness in the mid-1800s through the eyes of legendary woodsmen, as they carved a living by hunting, fishing, and trapping. Explore the back-country from the Mohawk River to the Fulton Chain of Lakes, a wild and lawless land shared in uneasy fashion by settlers and Indians.

Included are Stoner’s violent encounters with rival woodsmen from different tribes, plus Foster’s ongoing

conflict with a neighbor Indian, told in part through court testimony from the subsequent trial for murder.

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Eben Holden: A Tale of the North Country by Irving Bacheller

One of the Greatest Adirondack Novels Ever Written

A Runaway Best-Seller!At the age of six, Willie loses his

parents and older brother when they drown during a trip to the lake. To make matters worse, the family farm must be sold, and county authorities plan to send Willie to live with his uncle. Eben Holden, or “Uncle Eb” as he is affectionately known to Willie, has worked as the family’s farm hand for

several years. He loves Willie and refuses to leave the boy in the hands of his corrupt uncle. Late one night, Uncle Eb packs Willie into his pack basket and sets out on foot. The two make their way from their Vermont home to the St. Lawrence Valley, where they’re welcomed into the Brower family.

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White Dawn: A Legend of Ticonderoga by Theodora Agnes Peck

Peck weaves a wonderful tale into the true fabric of North Country history. Included are Lake George, Fort Ticonderoga, Fort St. Frederic, Lake Champlain, and Quebec City, plus the famous battles fought there between the French and English, along with their tribal Indian allies.

The major players of those times, including Lord Howe and Generals Abercrombie, Montcalm, and Wolfe, assume important roles in the story.

It’s all wrapped within a love story beset with difficulties, but driven by the story’s remarkable heroine—White Dawn.

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Orig. published: 1914

Sparkles from Saratoga by Jennie E. HicksIn the late 1800s, Jennie Hicks

(pseudonym, Sophie Sparkle), a popular newspaper writer for the New York Daily Mail. Her social columns, written from a humorous and satiric point of view, offered a good-natured skewering of the wealthy and elite of society.

Her writing style and keen powers of observation made her, in effect, a fore-runner of today’s Jane Goodall, providing an insightful, entertaining behavior study of a group many

Americans remain unfamiliar with—the rich and the very rich, enjoying summer leisure at Saratoga Springs.

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Orig. published: 1873

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The History of Cohoes, New York: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time by Arthur H. Masten

Recorded within are early observations of the great cataract on the Mohawk River, Cohoes Falls, from the mid-1600s to the mid-1800s, followed by the history of Cohoes from its founding through 1877. Addressed in depth are the community’s evolution from a village into

a city, with details on businesses, newspapers, churches, schools, fire departments, notable citizens, and civic organizations. The story of the famous Cohoes Mastodon is included as well.

The author also provided information of great value to genealogists and historians: death and obituary information on more than 525 residents, plus a record of village and city officials who served Cohoes.

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Cape Vincent and Its History by Nelie Horton CaslerThe town of Cape Vincent is steeped in history due to

its strategic location on the Canadian border, where Lake Ontario flows northeast in the waters of the St. Lawrence River. It was a key location in both the French and Indian War and the War of 1812. Playing important roles in the town’s past are a number of islands, including Wolfe, Carleton, Fox, Grenadier, and Little Grenadier.

The material covered here spans three centuries, beginning in the 1600s with the exploits of Count de Frontenac and other voyagers. Among the military men important to Cape Vincent’s history are Sir Guy Carleton and General Frederick Haldimand.

Outposts in northern New York at that time were few in number, and events elsewhere were tied to Cape Vincent, as

confirmed in letters, diaries, and orderly books that have been preserved. Linked to the town’s past, and related within, are destructive raids in the Mohawk Valley, scalpings, the Battle of Johnstown, and the death of Walter Butler, the most reviled of all British Loyalists in upstate New York, a man responsible for the terrible massacre of civilians at Cherry Valley, where a witness described “such scenes of cruelty … between thirty and forty women and children butchered.”

Cape Vincent’s long history during peacetime is covered in detail, including settlements, businesses, noted citizens, churches, and civic groups. Also included are 250 gravestone inscriptions from early cemeteries.

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Orig. published: 1906

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The Indian Pass by Alfred B. StreetIn 1869, long before the

modern trail system existed across the Adirondacks, author Alfred B. Street undertook an incredibly ambitious journey: to see “four gorges, peerless in majesty”—Indian Pass, Panther Gorge, the notch of Whiteface, the Dial Gorge—plus the Ausable Lakes, Lake Colden, and Avalanche Lake. For good measure, he visited summits that include Marcy, Whiteface, and Hurricane.

Street recorded his impressions and observations of the Adirondacks while touring remote, beautiful locations that in some cases had been seen by very few men. For aficionados of the mountains and regional history, this lasting record of his travels is priceless.

$20.006 x 9, 190 pages

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Reminiscences of the Adirondacks by Hallan L. IvesA native of Dickinson in

Franklin County, and a business owner for many years in Potsdam in St. Lawrence County, author Hallan

L. Ives was an avid hunter, fisherman, and outdoorsman who loved the Adirondack wilds. His passion for the woods is reflected in the stories he shares about life with friends around the campfire in the 1800s.

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Reminiscences of Linda Richards by Linda RichardsLinda Richards was born near the village of Potsdam,

New York, in 1841. She became the first graduate of a nursing school in American history. After a visit with Florence Nightingale and further education in England, she returned to the United States and organized several schools of nursing, building a foundation that lives on today. A member of the National Women’s Hall of Fame, Richards has frequently been cited as one of history’s ten most important nurses.

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Orig. published: 1911

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Historical Sketches of Northern New York and the Adirondack Wilderness by Nathaniel Bartlett Sylvester

The name Adirondack (translation from an Indian term) was attached to a branch of the Algonquin tribe living along the St.

Lawrence River. In 1838, Ebenezer Emmons applied the term “Adirondack” to some of the mountains in northern New York. It eventually came to define the entire region.

Includes Traditions of the Indians, Early Explorers, Pioneer Settlers, Hermit Hunters, and more.

$22.006 x 9, 241 pages

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Orig. published: 1877

Adventures in the Wilderness, or Camp-Life in the Adirondacks by William H. H. Murray

The Runaway Best-Seller that Brought Thousands to the Adirondacks

Several of the chapters composing this volume were originally published in the “Meriden Literary Recorder,” during the fall and winter of 1867. Through it they received a wide circulation, and brought to the author many letters from all parts of the country, urging him to continue the series, and,

when completed, publish them in a more permanent form. Lawyers, physicians, clergymen, and sporting men were united for once in the expression of a common desire.

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Orig. published: 1869

Adirondack Stories by Philander DemingPhilander Deming was a noted writer and author during

the latter half of the 1800s. Many of his original Adirondack stories appeared first in the Atlantic Monthly, cleverly written pieces that, among other things, revealed the admirable character of folks from the remote Adirondacks.Contents:

• Lost• Lida Ann• John’s Trial• Joe Baldwin• Willie• Benjamin Jacques• Ike’s Wife• An Adirondack Neighborhood

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Orig. published: 1886

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Dannemora’s Death House: The Crimes and Fates of 41 Killers Sentenced to Die in Clinton Prison’s Electric Chairby Lawrence P. Gooley

In 1890, when electrocution replaced hanging in New York State, Clinton Prison became a house of execution for the next 24 years. But not every killer who was sentenced to death died in the electric chair. Some were saved by fate, mercy, legal action, or last-minute reprieves. While some ultimately survived, most did not. By 1914, when all executions were moved to Sing Sing, 26 inmates had been electrocuted at Clinton.

Inside are the stories of 41 murderers who were sentenced to die in Dannemora’s electric chair. Graphic details of many brutal attacks are covered, including victims’ injuries as provided in coroner and autopsy reports, so this is not a book for the squeamish—but it is a book for fans

of true-crime stories. There’s plenty of drama, passion, and angst throughout in stories ranging from shocking to frightening to just plain remarkable.

In most cases, you’ll find quotations citing the words of the killers—and even some of the victims—as they provide personal accounts of murderous attacks. The stories here, all of them true and noteworthy, were compiled from multiple official sources, but primarily from trial and appeals transcripts.

The criminals profiled here came from the state-designated Clinton Prison “district”: counties along the Hudson River, a wide radius in all directions from Albany, and all lands north to the Canadian border. In each case, their offense was the only crime still punishable by death—first-degree murder—mostly committed out of jealousy, anger, or vengeance.

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