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A spirited group on a romantic adventure along the Appalachian mountains in 1884, travel on horseback from Abingdon, VA to the fashionable resort of Asheville, NC. Novelist Marian Coe and artist Paul Zipperlin have woven an imaginative odyssey based on the true account by Charles Dudley Warner of just such a trip published in the Atlantic Monthly of the time. ... Read more

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This book an EXACT reproduction of the original book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Pleasant read about old ADK
Warner writes a handleful of essays about the Adirondacks Keene Valley and High Peaks area. Essays have very relaxed feel andWarner's description of the wilderness makes you want to pick up and go camping.An underlying theme throughout is mans destructive abilities toward the natural world. These remarks are are not dwelled upon however. One memorable essay is his description of a deer being pursued by hounds; all from the deers prespecctive. Another is a story of a legandary hidden cave on Nipple Top which the author ventures to with the wily Old Man Phelps.

Relaxing Essays from a Forgotten Writer
These essays, as suggested by the title, tell tales of life in the forest.The narrator, a neighbor of Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe, describeshis experiences on camping trips, hunting trips and the like. They're verydifferent essays from the modern variety; today they'd probably beclassified as short stories, instead. Although Warner does make clear hisdistaste for humanity's killing wildlife, he does not go into deep issuesas is the fashion in today's popular essays. He just tells generallypeaceful, sometimes humorous stories. I can best describe them as relaxing.I wouldn't recommend this for someone looking for piercingnineteenth-century insight into life, but I would for someone who wants tocurl up with a Victorian story. ... Read more