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Book details
  • Genre:FICTION
  • SubGenre:Historical / General
  • Language:English
  • Series title:Adirondack Trilogy
  • Series Number:3
  • Pages:257
  • eBook ISBN:9781483515793

Forever Wild

by Tony Holtzman

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Overview
When NY Assemblyman Cyrus Carter votes for 'Forever Wild' legislation the lumber companies attempt blackmail to prevent his reelection. John, Mary Carter's oldest son, returns to the Adirondacks and is hired by J. J. Schuyler, a wealthy New York banker, to head the construction of a great camp on Upper Saranac Lake. Schuyler’s daughter, Ophelia, seduces John. Instigated by his paraplegic brother, Tommy, John and a few friends take the law into their own hands after Schuyler forbids them from hunting and fishing on his land. Their plot ends tragically.
Description
When New York Assemblyman Cyrus Carter votes for 'Forever Wild' legislation in 1885 to preserve State land, the lumber companies attempt blackmail to prevent his reelection. The plot almost derails his marriage. It takes an amendment to the New York State Constitution ten years later to protect the land. John, Mary Carter's oldest son, returns to the Adirondacks from Chicago in 1887, angry over the hanging of the men accused of the Haymarket bombing. In the spring of 1889, he is hired by J.J. Schuyler, a wealthy New York banker to head the construction of a great camp on the one thousand acres Schuyler has purchased from Paul Smith on the west side of Upper Saranac Lake. Schuyler forbids John and other locals to hunt and fish on his land, even during the eleven months of the year when the Schuylers do not occupy it. John is caught between Ophelia, Schuyler's daughter, who professes her love for him, and his workers’ anger over her father’s no trespassing edict. Instigated by his paraplegic brother, Tommy, John and a few friends take the law into their own hands with tragic consequences.
About the author
Tony (Neil A.) Holtzman began writing fiction ten years ago after a distinguished career as Professor of Pediatrics, Health Policy, and Epidemiology at The Johns Hopkins University Schools of Medicine and Public Health. He has participated in writers' workshops at Stanford University (online), New Mexico State University, and the Adirondack Center for Writing. He has spent summers in the Adirondacks for over fifty years. Until he moved from his winter home in New Mexico in 2013, he was a member of the Desert Writers in Las Cruces.