Title

Author

Location

Time

My Comments

Boyds of Black River

 W. D. Edmonds

 Black River, NY (near Watertown)

 1905?

 Good. Terms used in horse-racing lost me. Also includes a hunt, a dogfight, early autos.

Cardigan

 E. W. Chambers

Johnstown, NY; Pittsburgh, PA; Boston, MA

1776

Includes Paul Revere's ride. Morality a bit too black-and-white for me, but a fine read.

Charlotte

 on order

Corduroy Road

 P. E. Clyne

Stony Point, NY;
West Point, NY

1779

 Children's book

Drums along the Mohawk

W. D. Edmonds

 Mohawk River Valley, NY

1776-1781

Excellent. So far includes making a new farm in Deerfield, married life, going off to war.

Genesee Fever

Carl Carmer

Steuben Co., NY; Canandaigua & Geneva, NY,

1793-1795

Fantastic! Took place when and where my ancestor Sylvanus TRAVIS was there, the settling of the area.

Homespun

 Erick Berry

Friendship, NY; Santa Fe, NM; New Orleans, LA; northwest

Good. As you can see from locations, it's broad. Described a wagon train, fur hunting, friendly indians, southern city and plantation life.

Mary Jemison, White Woman of the Senecas

 R. M. Gangi

Niagara Falls, NY, Upstate, hard to tell

~ 1800

 Very good. Wrenching in parts.

Night of Decision

Dorothy Fremont Grant

Eastern Long Island & New York City

1682-1690

I was interested in it because my ancestors Lion GARDINER and David GARDINER are in it, but unfortunately the book gives a very annoyingly one-sided story. The snippets of historical events were confusing. Not recommended.

Oh, Genesee!

Rochester, NY area and south

 Very good.

Satanstoe

James Fenimore Cooper

White Plains, NY

I was interested because my possible ancestors SMITH were in that area at that time. Too wordy for me. I gave up.