{"product_id":"the-best-of-the-adirondack-tales-paperback","title":"The Best of the Adirondack Tales - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eW. H. H. Murray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRandall S. Beach\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRandall S. Beach\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe best of W.H.H. Murray's 19th century Adirondack stories, selected by Murray's biographer and great, great grandson, Randall S. Beach\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Henry Harrison Murray (\"Adirondack Murray\") is known as the father of the outdoor movement in America and the modern vacation. A passionate advocate for the wilderness and, specifically, the Adirondacks in New York State, Murray was the author of numerous books from the 1860s until his death in the early twentieth century. Many of his books and short stories focused on the Adirondacks and the importance of human interaction with nature. For the first time, \u003ci\u003eThe Best of the Adirondack Tales\u003c\/i\u003e gathers his best and most beloved stories, drawn from many sources and selected by Murray's biographer and great-great grandson, Randall S. Beach. Among the favorites included: \"The Freemasonry of Outdoor Life,\" \"Jack Shooting in a Foggy Night,\" \"The Story that the Keg Told Me,\" \"Henry Herbert's Thanksgiving,\" and \"How John Norton the Trapper Kept His Christmas.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eW. H. H. Murray (1848-1904)\u003c\/b\u003e was a Boston preacher who memorialized the Adirondack region through his colorful stories. \u003cb\u003eRandall S. Beach\u003c\/b\u003e, the great-great grandson of Murray, is an attorney with the law firm of Whiteman Osterman and Hanna LLP in Albany, New York. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Passionate Life: W. H. H. Murray, from Preacher to Progressive\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by SUNY Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 185\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42121134080135,"sku":"9781438490540","price":32.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/add149104eb12af7c04799757c4940b6.webp?v=1732551550","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-best-of-the-adirondack-tales-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}