Kaaterskill Clove: Where Nature Met Art by Raymond Beecher

From the Publisher

With over 200 illustrations, many of them never before published, this is a treasure trove of little-known lore and rarely seen images of the heart of the Catskill Park-the rugged mountain ravine known as Kaaterskill Clove that defined "picturesque" and "sublime" for generations of 19th-century artists and travelers. Home to spectacular waterfalls including Kaaterskill Falls-New York's highest-soaring cliffs, and world-renowned views of "all Creation" (as James Fenimore Cooper described it), "the Clove" helped launch the Hudson River School of landscape painting and became America's first mountain resort destination. Chapters include the rise and fall of the grand 19th-century hotels, the building of the clove road with convict labor, vanished industries, intimate insights into the lives and works of the great Hudson River School artists, a century of travelers' impressions, and the haunting legend of Rip Van Winkle.

Hudson Valley magazine

This is a must-have for anyone who cares about Valley history or the great outdoors.

The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record

This well-illustrated book which devotees of New York history will find a pleasure to read.

Ulster Publishing

A truly interesting work. ... As usual, Black Dome Press ... has achieved a beautiful production.

What People Are Saying

Evelyn Trebilcock
"Beecher's knowledge and passion provides a vivid sense of place and its significance. "
—Curator, Olana State Historic Site

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