Hello Carl, Could you tell us about the book "Clear Pond" - what it's about and where did you order it from? I have a recommendation for a book that I purchased a one year ago from the Saranac Lake Free Library 100 Main St, Saranac Lake, NY 12983. It's called "Life on the Border" by William Reed. It was originally written 1882 by Reed as an account of his boyhood in northwest Franklin County (Bombay mostly) from 1823-1837. The library reprinted the book in 1994. His parents died in MA before he was 5 and he was sent to live with his "aunt and uncle". "For fourteen years Reed lived with the couple in a cabin one mile west of a north-south road from Fort Covington to Moira." This 162 page book is filled with his life stories of the area. It has been such a help to me (a born and bred big city girl) in understanding the difficulties of settling an area where I have never been. The book cost $19.95 including postage. Anyone who is interested should probably contact the library to see if it is still available. Judy Mott Strong Orange, CA http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mottgene/