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title	:	The Catskills : An Illustrated Historical Guide With Gazetteer
author	:	Adams, Arthur G.
publisher	:	Fordham University Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0823213005
print isbn13	:	9780823213009
ebook isbn13	:	9780585120294
language	:	English
subject	Catskill Mountains (N.Y.)--Guidebooks, Trails--New York (State)--Catskill Mountains, Hiking--New York (State)--Catskill Mountains.
publication date	:	1990
lcc	:	F127.C3A33 1990eb
ddc	:	917.47/380443
subject	:	Catskill Mountains (N.Y.)--Guidebooks, Trails--New York (State)--Catskill Mountains, Hiking--New York (State)--Catskill Mountains.

Page iii The Catskills An Illustrated Historical Guide with Gazetteer by Arthur G. Adams FORDHAM UNIVERSITY PRESS NEW YORK

Page iv Copyright 1977 and 1990 by Arthur G. Adams All rights reserved LC 90-82351 ISBN 0 8232-1300-5 (clothbound) ISBN 0-8232-1301-3 (paperback) Second edition, revised. Fordham paperback, 1993 Second paperback printing, 1995 First published as Guide to the Catskills and the Region Around by Sun Publishing Company, Albuquerque, NM., 1977. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Adams, Arthur G. The Catskills : an illustrated historical guide with gazetteer / by Arthur G. Adams.2nd rev. ed. p. cm. Rev. ed. of: Guide to the Catskills, with trail guide and maps / by Arthur G. Adams... [et al.]. 1975. ISBN 0-8232-1300-5 (cloth).ISBN 0-8232-1301-3 (paper) 1. Catskill Mountain (N.Y.)Guidebooks. 2. TrailsNew York (State)Caskill Mountains. 3. HikingNew York (State)Catskill Mountains. I. Guide to the Catskills, with trail guide and maps. II. Title. F127.C3A33 1990 917.47'380443dc20 90-82351 CIP Printed in the United States of America

Page v Dedicated to my wife and my mother, whose encouragement and help made this book possible.

Page vii CONTENTS Acknowledgments viii Preface x Introduction xi Part I Geography 1. Defining the Catskills 1 2. Mountain Groupings 5 3. Waterways 13 4. Present-day Rail Lines 51 5. Major Highway Routes 66 Part II History 6. The Indian Period 75 7. Exploration and Settlement 79 8. War and Revolution 86 9. Peace and a New Nation 93 10. Railroad Fever 101 11. Famous Hotels 120 12. Some Famous Catskillians 142 Part III Legends, Literature and Art 13. Legends 149 14. Literature 170 15. Artists and the Catskills 189 Part IV Gazetteer 195 Part V Appendix 401

Page viii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS No work of this scope is written without the aid of many people. Of necessity the author is dependent upon the goodwill and interest of many private citizens who are willing to share their own knowledge and family memories. I would particularly like to acknowledge the kind help of Alf Evers, noted Catskill historian and author of The Catskills: From Wilderness to Woodstock, for his encouragement and informative comments; Roland Van Zandt, author of The Catskill Mountain House, for his well-wishes and whose earlier book served as an important source of information; Edward G. West, former Superintendent of Land Acquisition, New York State Conservation Department, whose editing of the topographical information in the author's earlier book,

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