This lively history of Pulaski, the "Salmon Capital of the World" and its surrounding hamlets is a compelling look at life along the Salmon River during the past two hundred years. It's historically accurate, anecdotally interesting, and fast paced. Marston has detailed the land and its people from the days of the woolly mammoth to the twenty-first century. An abundance of black and white photos and some delightful illustrations make the book even more inviting. Communities desiring to compile their own local histories can learn much from studying this history of central New York State.

This definitive history of Pulaski, the Salmon Capital of the World, and its neighboring hamlets offers an intimate portrait of two hundred years of life along the Salmon River in central New York. The book is both historically accurate and anecdotally friendly. Unlike the brief histories compiled by local historians, this comprehensive look at a once prosperous mill town is the product of five years of research and planning by the Pulaski Historical Society and nearly two years of researching by the author, Hope Irvin Marston. The book is enlivened by the interweaving of the foibles of local citizens as recorded in their diaries or handed down by their ancestors. If you like history, add this one to your reading list.

Roberta Muthler, library media specialist (Lock Haven, PA)

As a 25 year resident of the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex, I must say this man knows his stuff. His ratings of the restaurants are dead on and his discriptions of the cities is not only factual but also amusing. There are things he found I didn't know about and are dying to check out. This is a must read for anyone who wants to know some little known facts about this great metroplex.

"CAP" Palmerston is just a regular 15-year-old guy totally absorbed in all the things you would expect during hot South Carolina summers in the early 50's - until his mother is offered a job in New Jersey. Then, CAP's southern roots call him to his "duty". He goes places and meets people he never dreamed he would. You'll want to know what CAP learns about himself - and others. Kevin O'Kelly has accurately depicted this era with great insight and emotion.

I wonder why there are no reviews or Kirkus reviews on this book.Written in 1974, it is the story of a man and his land, inherited from his father. He has 2 younger brothers who work with him and hang in throughtout the book. He, Jim, marries Peggy and they produce one and then another baby. There is a mystery with Duncan who came to live with them some years ago, is a wonderful person, but has a shsde hanging over him which is not solved until the end. Peggy has problems and Phoebe enters the picture. things work out in the end and I would not read it again. Sorry, AT