Thomas Morris Longstreth, Author of The Catskills (Part 5 of 5)

April 20, 2018 • 1 Comment

The books written by T. Morris Longstreth include, but are not limited to, the following:

Title	Year	Publisher	Comments
Reading the Weather	1915	New York: Outing Publishing Company	Reissued in 1943 as Knowing the Weather.
The Adirondacks	1917	New York: The Century Co.	Travelogue through the Adirondacks region.
Lake Placid and an Experiment in Intelligence	1917	New York: The Century Co.	Reprinted from The Adirondacks.
The Catskills	1918	New York: The Century Co.	Travelogue through the Catskills region.
Mac of Placid	1920	New York: The Century Co.
The Laurentians: The Hills of the Habitant	1922	New York: The Century Company
The Lake Placid Country Tramper’s Guide	1922	Lake Placid: Adirondack Camp and Trail Club	Guide book to over 60 trails in the Lake Placid region of the Adirondacks.
The Lake Superior Country	1924	New York: The Century Company	“Outdoor life, the land, the people, and the animals in a wild and beautiful region.”
The Silent Five	1924	New York: The Century Co.
Coin and Crossbones	1925	New York: The Century Co.	Sequel to The Silent Five.
Ade of the Marcy Mounted	1926	New York: Century Company
The Silent Force: Scenes from the Life of the Mounted Police of Canada	1927	New York: Century Company
Sons of the Mounted Police	1928	New York: Century Company
The Sky Through Branches.	1930	New York: Century Company	Volume of poems.
Murder at Belly Butte and other mysteries from the records of the mounted police	1931	New York: The Century Co.	Follows 14 different criminal cases involving the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Quebec Montreal and Ottawa	1933	New York: The Century Co.
In Scarlet and Plain Clothes: The History of the Mounted Police	1933	New York: Macmillan
To Nova Scotia: The Sunrise Province of Canada	1935	New York: D. Appleton-Century Company
Trial by Wilderness	1940	New York: D. Appleton-Century
Trooper’s Friend: A Tale of Mountain Prep	1940	New York: D. Appleton-Century Company
In Lightning or in Rain.	1941	New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, incorporated
Jess	1941	Philadelphia: Westminster Press	“. . . the story of a vivacious and effervescent school girl who ultimately becomes the star of her home town.” (“Book Reviews.” The Bronxville Review-Press. December 23, 1941. 2^nd section, page 5.)
The Missouri Clipper: A Mountain Prep Story	1941	New York: D. Appleton-Century Co.
Knowing the Weather	1943	New York: The Macmillan Co.	Reissued from the original 1915 Reading the Weather. Subject is meteorology aimed at the beginner.
Tad Lincoln, The President’s Son	1944	Philadelphia: The Westminster Press	Biography of Tad Lincoln
Two Rivers Meet in Concord	1946	Philadelphia: The Westminster Press
Hide-out	1947	New York: The Macmillan Co.	“A story of Concord in the days of Thoreau and Emerson. Reuben loses his temper with the jailer where his father is imprisoned and is forced to run away from home. As a helper in a livery stable he has a part in the struggle between the new railroads and the old stages. An interesting story with a good historical background.” (“Background of History.” The Saturday Review. November 15, 1947. Page 61.)
The Great Venture	1948	New York: The Macmillan Co.	Biography. “The story of the early years as a sculptor of Daniel Chester French. The scene is Concord in the time of Emerson, the Alcotts, Richard Dana, and other famous Americans. It is an unusually interesting biography, convincing and full of life.” (“Biography.” The Saturday Review. November 13, 1948. Page 40.)
Mounty in a Jeep	1949	New York: Macmillan Company	“In an isolated village on the Alberta-Northwest Territories boundary a young Mountie brings law and order to his territory by exercising leadership and by participating in youth activities.”
Showdown	1950	New York: Macmillan
Gallows Rock	1951	New York: Macmillan
Elephant Toast	1953	New York: Macmillan Co.	“A hilarious story of a boys’ camp where everything happens, including an elephant.” Ages 8-12.
Camping Like Crazy	1953	New York: Macmillan
The Scarlet Force: The Making of the Mounted Police	1953	Toronto: Macmillan	About the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Understanding the Weather	1953	New York: Macmillan
The Force Carries On	1954	Toronto: Macmillan	Subject is the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The sequel to The Scarlet Force.
Time Flight	1954	New York: Macmillan
Dangerline	1955	New York: MacMillan
Doorway in the Dark	1956	New York: Macmillan	“Communist intrigue and cruelty play a large part in this thrilling story of two young men who struggle to keep a free university in occupied Berlin.”
The MacQuarrie Boys	1957	New York: Macmillan
Bull Session	1958	New York: Macmillan
Michel of Ironwood	1959	New York: Macmillan
Trouble Guaranteed	1960	New York: Macmillan
That Williams Boy	1961	New York: Macmillan
The Calgary Challengers	1962	Toronto, Macmillan of Toronto
Henry Thoreau, American Rebel	1963	New York: Dodd, Mead	Biography of Thoreau, and overview of his works
The Comeback Catcher	1965	New York: Dodd, Mead

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Dave Waite(non-registered)

Matthew, I came across your excellent articles while searching for bio information on Thomas Morris Longstreth. Vey well researched material that is both informative and interesting. It has answered questions I had about his life and also provided some interesting avenues for future research.Well done! Dave

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Thomas Morris Longstreth, Author of The Catskills (Part 5 of 5)

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