In this Book
- The Old Leather Man: Historical Accounts of a Connecticut and New York Legend
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: Wesleyan University Press
- Series: Garnet Books
summary
In 1883, wearing a sixty-pound suit sewn from leather boot-tops, a wanderer known only as the Leather Man began to walk a 365 mile loop between the Connecticut and Hudson Rivers that he would complete every 34 days, for almost six years. His circuit took him through at least 41 towns in southwestern Connecticut and southeastern New York, sleeping in caves, accepting food from townspeople, and speaking only in grunts and gestures along the way. What remains of the mysterious Leather Man today are the news clippings and photographs taken by the first-hand witnesses of this captivating individual. The Old Leather Man gathers the best of the early newspaper accounts of the Leather Man, and includes maps of his route, historic photographs of his shelters, the houses he was known to stop at along his way, and of the Leather Man himself. This history tracks the footsteps of the Leather Man and unravels the myths surrounding the man who made Connecticut’s caves his home.
Ebook Edition Note: Six of the 111 illustrations have been redacted.
Ebook Edition Note: Six of the 111 illustrations have been redacted.
Table of Contents
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- PART I: 1869–1883
- pp. 1-26
- PART II: 1884–1885
- pp. 27-60
- PART III: 1886–1888
- pp. 61-98
- PART IV: 1889
- pp. 99-130
- APPENDIXES
- pp. 131-138
- Annotated Bibliography
- p. 139
- Additional Resources
- p. 140
- Editor’s Note
- pp. 145-146
Additional Information
ISBN
9780819574459
Related ISBN(s)
9780819568625
MARC Record
OCLC
879900603
Pages
232
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No