The Old Leather Man: Historical Accounts of a Connecticut and

The Old Leather Man: Historical Accounts of a Connecticut and New York Legend (Garnet Books)

In 1883, wearing a sixty-pound suit sewn from leather boot-tops, a wanderer known only as the Leather Man began to walk a 365 mile loop between the Connecticut and Hudson Rivers that he would complete every 34 days, for almost six years. His circuit took him through at least 41 towns in southwestern Connecticut and southeastern New York, sleeping in caves, accepting food from townspeople, and speaking only in grunts and gestures along the way. What remains of the mysterious Leather Man today are the news clippings and photographs taken by the first-hand witnesses of this captivating individual. The Old Leather Man gathers the best of the early newspaper accounts of the Leather Man, and includes maps of his route, historic photographs of his shelters, the houses he was known to stop at along his way, and of the Leather Man himself. This history tracks the footsteps of the Leather Man and unravels the myths surrounding the man who made Connecticut's caves his home.
Country USA
Brand Wesleyan University Press
Manufacturer Wesleyan University Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 131 b/w illustrations
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780819568625
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

The Old Leather Man: Historical Accounts of a Connecticut and New York Legend (Garnet Books)