New Releases by Scott Anderson

Letters from Eva Emery Dye (1855-1947), Oregon author and historian, written to Charles Harper Anderson and his wife Sarah (Sally) Travers Lewis Scott Anderson (1847-1926), regarding Dye''s research for her historical novel The Conquest about the Lewis and Clark expedition. The Andersons were descendents of Meriwether Lewis and were the last of the family to live in the Lewis home, Locust Hill, in Ivy, Virginia. Most letters were written to Sarah Anderson. Subjects include: the Lewis family genealogy, the private life of Meriwether Lewis, and details on Dye''s research and travels. Most letters are typescript. Also includes a draft of a letter from Sarah Anderson to Dye, a letter from a cousin of Sarah Anderson, news clippings, and pamphlets regarding Dye''s works.

Details the adventure of two men who canoed 1700 miles from Duluth, Minnesota to the shores of Hudson Bay and discusses their battle with mosquitoes, their struggle with a tent that doesn''t stay up in the wind, and their diet of macaroni and cheese for countless breakfasts