Lifelong Hudson valley resident and master yarn-spinner Patricia Edwards Clyne has gathered together the region's folklore, historical footnotes, unforgettable personalities and natural wonders, and she presents them here in two practical volumes no resident of the Hudson valley, the Catskills, and the Berkshires should be without. These collections are sure to inform and surprise even the hoariest old-timer. Hudson Valley Tales and Trails details beautiful state parks and historical sites -- so that even the intrepid reader may soon be inspecting mastodon bones, exploring stone ruins, or touring a haunted house.