Books

Preston Woods offers books of regional and local interest.

Current Titles

• Seneca Sunrise
  Frank W. Steber lovingly recreates a life lived long ago. That life belonged to Frederick Davis, Jr., and in the late 1800s, he made a large impact on the small town that is now Watkins Glen, New York. Davis’ accomplishments and his life have been all but forgotten, but Seneca Sunrise will allow you to travel back to the time before cars, before vaccines, before running water and electricity, and witness how the character of a man helped shape a town.
• Seneca Dawn
  Frank W. Steber imagines the journey of one of the Finger Lakes region’s first pioneers, John Dow, as he travels from Connecticut to the head of Seneca Lake in the late 1700s. After apprenticing with a cabinet maker and spinning wheel maker in Connecticut, young John takes his skills to the frontier of Western New York. Travel along as he pursues his dream of carving a new life out of the wilderness.
• Schuyler County Days Bygone
  Schuyler County's longest serving historian, Barbara H. Bell, combines stories and historical photos from her archives in her fifth book on local history: Schuyler County Days Bygone. The legend of the Seneca Lake monster, horse rustling, pioneer living, salt mining, gold mining, wine making, and the origins of many of the settlements in Schuyler County are a sampling of the topics that appear in Schuyler County Days Bygone.

• Watkins Glen Tour Guide
  Get the full Watkins Glen, N.Y., experience with this history-rich guide that includes five self-guided tours in and around the village. Walk through historic downtown, hike the gorge trail or the Finger Lakes Trail in Watkins Glen State Park, drive one of America’s first road racing courses and visit one of Seneca Lake’s many wineries.