author
S. H. (Samuel H.) Hammond
1809–1878
A 19th-century New York writer with a taste for the outdoors, he helped bring the Adirondacks and northern hunting country to life for readers far from the woods. His career also ranged through law, journalism, and politics, giving his books a practical, observant voice.
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Wild Northern Scenes; Or, Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod
by S. H. (Samuel H.) Hammond
About the author
Born in Bath, New York, in 1809, Samuel Haight Hammond was an American lawyer, newspaper editor, politician, and author. He was the son of Lazarus Hammond, associated with the founding of Hammondsport, and over the course of his life he worked in several public roles, including as a lawyer in New York and as an editor of the Albany State Register.
As a writer, he is best remembered for books that drew on travel, sport, and life in the northern wilderness. Works such as Hunting Adventures in the Northern Wilds and Wild Northern Scenes helped introduce readers to the landscapes, forests, lakes, and outdoor culture of northern New York in an energetic, accessible style.
Hammond later served in New York politics and spent his final years in Watertown, where he died in 1878. Today he is of particular interest to readers of early American outdoor writing, regional history, and 19th-century nonfiction that mixes adventure with close observation.