This must-have offering from the Mountain Top Historical Society of Haines Falls is the ideal introduction to the storied history and legacy of the Kaaterskill Clove region.

Once the gateway to America’s first great Wilderness, the region around the Clove and North-South Lake became the birthplace of America’s first art movement and the locale of the Nation’s first great mountain resort. In an effort to help modern visitors grasp the significance of this storied place, the Mountain Top Historical Society assembled an all-star cast of essayists and scholars to prepare every chapter of this important work. Readers can enjoy contributions from Raymond Beecher, William Helmer, Michael Kudish, Justine Hommel, Edward West, Alfred Marks, and Constantine Manos with an introduction by Robert Guildersleeve and a preface by Roland Van Zandt.