Few characters in history seem as subject to perpetual reinterpretation as does Benedict Arnold. We all learn about his treason early in school. Then more serious looks at history remind us how much of a hero he was early during the American Revolution.
In “God Save Benedict Arnold,” Jack ...
Arcadia Publishing’s niche is “rarely explored pockets of (American) history.” The latest pocket it explores is “Aviation in the Adirondacks,” by Aurora Pfaff. Part of Arcadia’s “Images of Aviation” series, the 128-page book bears a 2024 publication date.
“Images” is key ...
This year’s “Wild Words: Adirondack Teen Writing Anthology,” edited by Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) visiting writer Erin Dorney, was a fun read. Seventy teens, ages 13-19, from 45 towns in our region, published fantasy, science fiction, poems, short stories and excerpts of longer ...
Chuck Schwerin’s novel begins in the Scottish Highlands and ends in the Adirondacks. In 1959, a young Hamish McLean climbs the mountains of his native Scotland. In 2002, McLean is the headmaster of a boarding school, Glencoe, in Lake Placid, searching the Adirondacks for three students lost ...
As I read Laura Waterman’s second memoir, “Calling Wild Places Home” (SUNY Press, 2024), my immediate reaction was gratitude that she gave us this gift.
Aware of her history as a leading voice in the literature of wild places, and of her marriage to Guy, her life and writing partner, I ...
To the array of guidebooks to various aspects of, and activities in, our part of the world can now be added “Wilderness Camping in the Adirondacks” by Bill Ingersoll (Rowman and Littlefield/North Country Books, 2024). Its subtitle, “25 Backpacking and Canoeing Overnight Adventures,” ...