References

The Mountain Top area of Greene County has had a lasting influence on American culture.  Many words have been written and many images have been created celebrating the unique and sublime nature of the region.  We hope that you will find this page useful as you seek information about the Mountain Top.

Books:

• Beach, Charles - editor; THE SCENERY OF THE CATSKILLS. Facsimile edition by J. C. & A. Fawcett, Inc. Astoria, NY, 1994.  A collection of the writings of Irving, Cole, Bryant, Cooper et al by the owner of the famous Catskill Mt House.  The publisher of this reprint has added illustrations by Harry Fenn that alone make this worth the $8.95 cover price.  
• DeLisser, R. Lionel: Picturesque Catskills.   Northampton, Mass 1894.  Reprinted by Hope Farm Press 1971 and later editions.   A wonderful book that captures in text, and images the summer of 1893 in Greene County.
• Evers,Alf: The Catskills From Wilderness to Woodstock, Doubleday & Company, Garden City, New York, 1972 and later editions.  This is the book on the Catskill Region.
• Helmer, William F: Rip Van Winkle Railroads, Black Dome Press, Hensonville, NY 1999.   A profusely illustrated book on the narrow gauge railroads that served the resort industry of the Greene County Catskills.
• Munroe, Kirk, SUMMER IN THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS Facsimile edition by J. C. & A. Fawcett, Inc. Astoria, NY.  A reprint of the 1884 tourism guide to the Catskills with almost half its pages devoted to Rail Road charts and routes, with a fold out map of the Mt. Top.
• Mountain Top Historical Society: Kaaterskill: From the Catskill Mountain House to the Hudson River School. Black Dome Press, Hensonville, NY 1993.  A varied collection of articles the area around North Lake and the Old Mountain House Grounds.
• Titus, Robert: The Catskills: A Geological Guide , Purple Mountain Press, Fleishmanns, New York, 1993.  A popular account of the Geology of the Catskills.  Bob Titus has great skill in taking the reader back in time to visualize the forces that formed this beautiful landscape.
• -----: The Catskills in the Ice Age, Purple Mountain Press, Fleishmanns, New York, 1996. Another fine popularization by the Catskill Geologist.
• Van Loan, Walton, Catskill Mountain Guide. Catskill, NY 1879. Facsimile edition by J. C. & A. Fawcett, Inc. Astoria, NY, 1994.  The Guide used by Mountain House guests.  A primary source if you want to know if you are standing at the same Bowlder Rock (you are), or Sunset Rock (you're not) as 19 ^_th Century resorters.
• Van Zant, Roland, The Catskill Mountain House. Rutgers 1966 Reissued by Black Dome Press, Hensonville, NY. The definitive work on the Mountain House and it's relation to the Romantic Movement.
• Literary References:
• Music:
• Photographs:
• Prints:

• Publishers:

• Black Dome Press Corp.
RR1 Box 422
Hensonville, NY 12439
(518) 734-6357
http://www.blackdomepress.com
Black Dome publishes original and historic regional books.


• Hope Farm Press and Bookshop
252 Main Street
Saugerties, NY 12477
(845) 246-3522
http://www.hopefarm.com
Richard Frisbe carries a broad collection of Catskill Mountain and Hudson River books - a good place to browse.


• Web sites:

• American Memory   This site from the Library of Congress is simply spectacular.  Look especially at the Detroit Publishing Company Collection.  If you do a Key Word Search on Catskill you will find about 100 images.
• The Catskill Archive Timothy Mallery's excellent site of primary Catskill Mountain references.
  




Publishers: If you wish to have a title included on this page please send us details for consideration.  Others: we welcome your suggestions for additions to this list.