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bill801bill801 Posts: 9
edited December 2008 in The Porch
I just read an article in the Hartford Courant, about a recently published book about the Leather Man. It's titled "The Old Leather Man: Historical Accounts of A Connecticut and New York Legend," and the author is Dan W DeLuca.
I've lived in central CT all my life, and the Leather Man is a subject that still comes up on occasion. He stayed in caves that are very near to where I live. Anyway, it sounds like a good Xmas present for the REALLY fanatical PJ fan. Wonder if Ed knows about it?
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  • nuzzer1nuzzer1 New Jersey Posts: 1,437
    is it the same leather man?

    where in ct - grew up in berlin, family still lives in west hartford.
  • RockMamaRockMama Deep Creek Lake, MD Posts: 478
    Check out the map of his usual 365 mile route at http://www.ghostvillage.com/legends/leatherman.shtml
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  • bill801bill801 Posts: 9
    I live right next door in New Britain.
  • HermanBloomHermanBloom Posts: 1,764
    Could be interesting:

    http://www.amazon.com/Old-Leather-Man-Historical-Connecticut/dp/0819568627/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227028975&sr=1-1
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  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    nathanastin wrote:
    Could be interesting:

    http://www.amazon.com/Old-Leather-Man-Historical-Connecticut/dp/0819568627/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227028975&sr=1-1

    It could indeed...

    *adds to wishlist*

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  • GmoneyGmoney Posts: 1,618
    So, modern day I walk my, way with my jacket faded just like a man of leather whom I may be related.
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  • The ResearcherThe Researcher Posts: 3
    nuzzer1 wrote:
    is it the same leather man?

    where in ct - grew up in berlin, family still lives in west hartford.

    "Yes it is the same Leather Man"
  • Piper At The GatesPiper At The Gates Posts: 460
    It is about the guy in the song for sure. I found an article in a magazine called The Hog River Journal a while back about him. The article spoke of his route through Conn. and lower NY. I put a thread on about it and some people replied with their accounts and pictures from visiting his grave in NY.
  • giventofly0812giventofly0812 Posts: 218
    i live in the heart of leatherman country
    its a tiny connection to pearl jam
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  • The ResearcherThe Researcher Posts: 3
    giventofly0812 wrote:
    i live in the heart of leatherman country
    its a tiny connection to pearl jam

    His principle cave, or headquarters, is in the Sawmill Valley woods, is about two miles south of Shrub Oak, near the New York City and Northern railroad. Hear he spends one or two days every month in mending and oiling his unique clothing and making other preparations for his next tour through the Nutmeg State. In this lonely cave may be found a tin pail, an iron frying-pan, a small ax and a few shoemaker’s tools, which he uses for tailoring, a bed of dry leaves held in place by several pieces of chestnut rail, is the only unnecessary article of furniture in the dismal abode. At the foot of the hill the brook goes roaring and spattering over its rocky bed and the ruins of the old sawmill, which has long since been deserted, stands like a faithful sentry guarding the crooked path that leads to the secluded domiciles.

    When in Shrub Oak he always ate his breakfast in Gilbert Darrow’s grocery store and dined at the residence of William E. Ireland. I'm looking for photos of Gibert Darrow and William E. Ireland or any information on him in New York.
  • The ResearcherThe Researcher Posts: 3
    bill801 wrote:
    I just read an article in the Hartford Courant, about a recently published book about the Leather Man. It's titled "The Old Leather Man: Historical Accounts of A Connecticut and New York Legend," and the author is Dan W DeLuca.
    I've lived in central CT all my life, and the Leather Man is a subject that still comes up on occasion. He stayed in caves that are very near to where I live. Anyway, it sounds like a good Xmas present for the REALLY fanatical PJ fan. Wonder if Ed knows about it?


    Signed Copy of "The Old Leather Man Book"

    I'm new to the group, but would love to present a sign copy of my book to Ed, or to get a signed copy to Ed from your group. Please contact me.

    Dan W. DeLuca
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