by Tony Holtzman 

In the winter of 1858, disease and death stalk the lumberjacks in the logging camp of Axton Landing. Facing the harsh conditions, Cyrus Carter and Jared Mason forge a lasting friendship despite disagreeing on how the plight of the jacks can be improved. An unusual love triangle and the kidnapping of a fugitive slave in the Adirondacks add to the suspense of this action-packed novel. 

"The rough-and-tumble days of Adirondack logging in the mid-19th century come to life in this tale by Tony Holtzman. We experience the hardships, the dangers, the treachery that the lumberjacks faced daily. And we encounter the moral dilemma brought on by the arrival on the scene of a fugitive from slavery. Through it all, a picture of Civil War-era life, love, and tragic death in the backwoods of the Adirondacks emerges." 
-- Neal Burdick, Adirondack writer/editor 

"Tony Holtzman's Axton Landing breathes life into the Adirondack Mountains of the nineteenth century in a way that commands the attention and never lets it go. This is a beautiful, heartfelt novel of the men and women who scratched out lives here, and it's filled with enough action to fill a mini-series. This novel deserves to be read from coast to coast and beyond!" 
-- Ed Kanze, Adirondack guide and author of Over the Mountain and Home Again: Journeys of an Adirondack Naturalist and other books 

"Axton Landing allows the reader to vividly imagine the stories of the past. A gripping tale of living, breathing, functioning, aspiring, coping human beings, trying to adapt to the issues of their day and to maker sense of their lives." 
-- Fran Yardley, storyteller, actor, manager/director of Adirondack Arts & Healing Retreats