The Towpath

180 pp. Includes black-and-white illustrations by Gerald Maloney. A collection of Merrill's Democrat & Chronicle articles, focused on the subject of the Erie Canal Towpath. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "Arch Merrill (August 5, 1894 - July 15, 1974) was a newspaper reporter for the Rochester, New York Democrat and Chronicle from 1923 to the late 1960s. He was a prolific writer, best known for his articles in the Sunday paper on history and folklore of the Genesse Valley and the Finger Lakes of upstate New York."