The Empire State Scrap Book: Stories and Legends of Old New York

If you vacationed in the beautiful upstate New York region in the late 1930s and 1940s, you may have picked up Ernest Bisbee’s souvenir scrap book for just twenty-five cents. Chock full of information about the early history and geologic beauty of the area, and illustrated throughout with black-and-white photos and drawings of legendary characters and famous sites, it surely provided hours of engrossing reading in cabins, cottages, tents, and motels. Revisit a simpler time with this faithful reproduction of a traveler’s souvenir.