EARLY, Eleanor

[247] pp.

Little, Brown and Company

1939

First Edition

6 3/4″ x 4 1/2″

Decorations by Virginia Grilley

Legends, anecdotes and history of the old days in the Adirondack and Catskill Mountains of New York, with contemporary travel notes, including information of the activities and life at Lake Placid. Early discusses Washington Irving and the legend of Rip Van Winkle and writes about several figures who had visited or were significant figures in the region, including General Grant, Diamond Jim Brady, Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Trudeau and the founding of the tuberculosis settlement at Saranac Lake, and of Fort Ticonderoga, the lakes, and more.

Eleanor Mary Early (1895-1969) was a journalist, travel writer, and novelist. She graduated from Miss Wheelock’s College in 1917 and worked as a writer for several Boston newspapers and then for the New York Times. Her papers are held at the Wellesley Historical Society.

*chip loss to head and tail of jacket spine*