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Read in the Blue Line

A compelling look at America’s most hated man

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 ...

New book chronicles the early days of flying in the Adirondacks

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 ...

‘Wild Words’ is fun read for teens and adults alike

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 ...

Self-discovery and adventure in the Adirondacks

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 ...

A wildly good gift from gifted writer

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 ...

Another new guidebook joins the crowd

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,” ...