A River Ramble: Saga of the Genesee Valley

108 pp. 8vo. Illustrations by Gerald Maloney, black-and-white photographs throughout text, including Genesee River, the falls at Letchworth Park, high falls in Rochester, etc. Includes foreword by Henry W. Clune. One of Merrill's many excellent works concerning regional New York State natural history. 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 Genesee Valley and the Finger Lakes of upstate New York.