The White Woman and Her Valley

207 pp. 8vo. Presents stories of the people and events of the Genesee River Valley in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Includes: 1. In This Valley; 2. The White Woman; 3. The Ambuscade; 4. "Davy Crocketts"; 5. The Vision of Handsome Lake; 6. Lost City of the Genesee; 7. Avon Spa; 8. The Sea Serpent; 9. Canal Days; 10. Grand Canyon and Thunder Water; 11. The Deserted Villages; 12. The Wadsworths; 13. Boots and Saddles; 14. Red Cross Chapter No. 1; 15. "The Cowled Farmers"; A Card of Thanks. 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.