I concur with all suggestions re: Carl Carmer material. He captures the feel
of the state, less NYC, better than anyone else I have read. Also recommend
"Rabble in Arms" by that son of Maine, Kenneth Roberts; Samuel Adams' "Canal
Town"; and one non-fiction work, "Tin Horns and Calico" by Henry Christman.

I have a friend who maintains that anyone who lives upstate must read two
books, "Tin Horns and Calico" and Carmer's "The Hudson".

Bill Carr
Town of Malta
Saratoga County, NY

Lossing's Field Books of the Revolution and War of 1812 at
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~wcarr1/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Baker" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 10:22 AM
Subject: NY STATE NOVELS


> Folks--
>
> I have been hired to teach a one-semester New York State history course at
> the university level for this coming fall term.  In hopes of offering
> students a variety of sources from which to work, I'm looking for
teachable
> novels about the state, but preferably ones that are not solely about New
> York City.  Any suggestions?
>
> Tom Baker
> soon-to-be Assistant Professor of History, SUNY-Potsdam