Books with author W. H. H. (William Henry Harrison Murray

"Rough camp-life among the Adirondacks is told with sportsmanlike gusto, interspersed with daring and adventure in remoter wilds, in older days, before the Indian had entirely disappeared from the Eastern States." -Saturday ReviewWilliam Henry Harrison Murray (1840–1904), also known as Adirondack Murray, was a clergyman and author of an influential series of articles and books which popularized the Adirondacks; he became known as the father of the Outdoor Movement.Born in Guilford, Connecticut, he graduated from Yale in 1862 and then served as a minister in Greenwich, Connecticut and Meriden, Connecticut. He also served as pastor of Park Street Church in Boston from 1868 to 1874. He also delivered Sunday evening lectures about the Adirondacks in a Boston music-hall that proved highly popular, and he published a series of articles based on the lectures in a Meriden newspaper. In 1869, they were published as a book, Adventures in the Wilderness; or, Camp-Life in the Adirondacks.The literary tone of the book made it extremely successful; it went through eight printings in its first year. Murray promoted New York's north woods as health-giving and spirit-enhancing, claiming that the rustic nobility typical of Adirondack woodsmen came from their intimacy with wilderness. Although the book was to become one of the most influential books in the conservation movement of the 19th century, paradoxically, within five years it led to the building of over 200 "Great Camps" in the Adirondacks; "Murray’s Fools" poured into the wilderness each weekend, packing specially scheduled railroad trains. The book is cited as changing common parlance to use "vacation" instead of the British "holiday" for people vacating their city homes. ContentsI. The WildernessWhy I go to the Wilderness Sporting Facilities What it costs in the Wilderness Outfit Where to buy Tackle Guides How to get to the Wilderness Hotels When to visit the Wilderness Healthfulness of Camp Life What Sections of the Wilderness to visit Black FliesMosquitoesLadies' OutfitWild Animals Provisions Bill of Fare II. The Nameless Creek III. RUNNING THE RAPIDS IV. The Ball V. LOON SHOOOTING IN A THUNDER-STORM VI. Crossing The Carry VII. Rod And Reel VIII. Phantom Falls IX. Jack-shooting In A Foggy Night X. Sabbath In The Woods XI. A Ride With A Mad Horse In A Freight-Cab

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Excerpt from The Adirondack Tales, Vol. 2: The Story of the Man Who Missed It; The Story That the Keg Told Me; Who Were They?What is it, pups? Said the Old Trapper with a quickness of utterance that might have led one not acquainted with his habits to imagine that he had not even been asleep; what is it, pups? And he rose to a sitting posture in his bed, with his eyes on the dogs and his senses fully alert.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.