 Under An Adirondack Influence
The Life of A. L. Byron-Curtiss
1871–1959
By William J. O'Hern and Roy E. Reehil
352 pages - 6 x 9 - Over 60 Vintage Photographs
Includes an Index and Bibliography
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A great American
experience as seen through the eyes of a prolific writer, outdoorsman and a man of great
faith.
An intriguing account that is hard to put
down as the complex character of A. L. Byron-Curtiss unfolds. Through
many facets and contradictions, Byron-Curtiss reveals himself through
his writings: a Reverend with an independent sense of justice, a
story-teller with an endearing sense of humor, a brilliant writer with a
sharp pen, and a lover of the Adirondacks who spent years exploring,
fishing and hunting in the wilderness. He was as comfortable with
lumberjacks and guides as he was among Bishops and businessmen. His
sense of humor and personal flaws make him a sympathetic personality
grappling with life during world war, prohibition and the Great
Depression. If you love Adirondack folklore, youll love this book.
From the Back Cover:
A. L. Byron-Curtiss first traveled to the Adirondacks in 1892 at age 21 to take over a
wilderness mission that changed his life. During the next sixty years, spanning two world
wars, prohibition and the Great Depression, he wrote about everything important to him:
his family, his outdoor adventures, the colorful North Country characters he befriended
and the tall tales they shared around a campfire. He wrote about nature, history,
folklore, conservation, philosophy, world affairs, his greatest joys and most unnerving
tragedies. He brought passion and humor to all his endeavors, as a father, a fisherman, a
preacher, a drinker, a social activist and a scofflaw. Through all his life, the
unofficial "Bishop of North Lake" displayed an unshakable faith, uncommon
wisdom, and an everlasting love for life in the Adirondacks.
 Printed on Forest Stewardship Council certified 30% post-consumer
recycled paper as part of the Green Press
Initiative.
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A photograph of A. L. Byron-Curtiss alongside an 1897 edition of his first book, The
Life and Adventures of Nat Foster, Trapper and Hunter of the Adirondacks. The picture
was one of his favorites, displaying a fine catch of Brook Trout. The popular book forever
connected him to the follklore of the region.
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 A. L. Byron-Curtiss was in many ways an Everyman,
displaying good traits and bad. Perhaps more than in most of us, though, those traits
stood out like the contrasting colors on an Adirondack autumn hillside. Authors William J.
O'Hern and Roy Reehil tell the sometimes rollicking, sometimes poignant life story of this
man of the cloth who loved the backwoods of the Black River headwaters and came to know
them as well as anyone.
--Neal Burdick, Adirondack editor and writer
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