Canoeing the Adirondacks with Nessmuk: The Adirondack Letters of George Washington Sears

xi, 177 pp. Includes revisions by Robert L. Lyon and Hallie E. Bond. For years, George Washington Sears, under the penname Nessmuk, contributed a glorious series of pieces on canoeing the Adirondacks, exploring rivers and streams, climbing the many mountains and peaks, and chronicling his long relationship with one of the greatest canoe builders, J. Henry Rushton.