Edna Ferber - Saratoga Trunk Edmond (I think)- Drums along the Mohawk Vrooman - Promised land. (although half the book is set in Germany and England. It's about the Palatine Germans) James Fenimore Cooper books You might do a search in your library's catalog under new york state - history - fiction or something simlar. You'll find much more than you could ever use. > 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 Barbara S. Beverley Director of Library Services Empire State Development New York State Department of Economic Development 30 South Pearl Street Albany, NY 12245 518-292-5238; fax 518-292-5805 [log in to unmask] www.empire.state.ny.us