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Old Eagle Nester: The Lost Legends of the Catskills

1 review
Doris West Brooks

Black Dome Press, 1996

Recaptures obscure American folk tales
This is a collection of stories set in the Catskills region of upstate New York in the Nineteenth Century. The tales evoke the lifestyle and atmosphere of this very particular place and time in a way that makes the book special. I don't live too far from this region, and once lived even closer, so I can recognize some of the natural features of the landscape, but it is still hard to imagine what ...

A Catskill Eagle

28 reviews
Robert Parker

Dell, 1986

Looking for Susan Silverman
In this episode of the Spenser series, Spenser receives a cryptic note from Susan; she needs him to come to California. Hawk is in jail and she is afraid she might be in trouble. This is all the coaxing Spenser needs to drop everything and head to California, where he immediately sets out to break as many laws in as creative ways as possible ("It's not easy to mumble to yourself if you don't ...

Catskill Eagle/a
Thomas Locker

Philomel, 1991

Inspired by the words of Herman Melville from Moby Dick, here is a picture book celebration of his masterpiece. Man and nature are gracefully portrayed through the art of New York Times Best Illustrated Award-winner Thomas Locker. Full color throughout.