The Best of the Adirondack Tales

W.H.H. Murray, Randall S. Beach, Randall S. Beach

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English

Excelsior Editions
01 November 2022

Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Myth & legend told as fiction; Short stories; History of the Americas; Local history

Series: Excelsior Editions

"William Henry Harrison Murray (""Adirondack Murray"") is known as the father of the outdoor movement in America and the modern vacation. A passionate advocate for the wilderness and, specifically, the Adirondacks in New York State, Murray was the author of numerous books from the 1860s until his death in the early twentieth century. Many of his books and short stories focused on the Adirondacks and the importance of human interaction with nature. For the first time, The Best of the Adirondack Tales gathers his best and most beloved stories, drawn from many sources and selected by Murray's biographer and great-great grandson, Randall S. Beach. Among the favorites included: ""The Freemasonry of Outdoor Life,"" ""Jack Shooting in a Foggy Night,"" ""The Story that the Keg Told Me,"" ""Henry Herbert's Thanksgiving,"" and ""How John Norton the Trapper Kept His Christmas."""

By: W.H.H. Murray
Introduction by: Randall S. Beach
Edited by: Randall S. Beach
Imprint: Excelsior Editions
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 227g
ISBN: 9781438490540
ISBN 10: 1438490542
Series: Excelsior Editions
Pages: 185
Publication Date: 01 November 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Randall Beach 1. Sleeping in the Woods 2. The Freemasonry of Outdoor Life 3. Jack-Shooting in a Foggy Night 4. The Story That the Keg Told Me 5. Queen of the Snow 6. Henry Herbert’s Thanksgiving 7. The Ball 8. How John Norton the Trapper Kept His Christmas 9. Camping

W. H. H. Murray (1848-1904) was a Boston preacher who memorialized the Adirondack region through his colorful stories. Randall S. Beach, the great-great grandson of Murray, is an attorney with the law firm of Whiteman Osterman and Hanna LLP in Albany, New York. He is the author of A Passionate Life: W. H. H. Murray, from Preacher to Progressive, also published by SUNY Press.

Reviews for The Best of the Adirondack Tales

"""The Best of the Adirondack Tales brings the works of Murray, whose work has generally found an audience in regional studies, to a much larger readership … his down-to-earth style and storytelling are compelling and transport readers quickly into the nineteenth-century Adirondacks and all they have to offer."" — H-Net Reviews (H-Environment)"