Shandelee

About the Book

Shandelee is a book about the people, events, and places along the Shandelee Road in Sullivan County, New York, some 95 miles from New York City. The area has been frequently called the “Borscht Belt.” The Shandelee Road was first built in 1885. Shandelee was a popular summer resort for residents of New York City who wanted to vacation in the Catskills. Most of the illustrations in this book are from actual photographs or from old postcards. I believe Shandelee is a microcosm of the story of our country. I hope you will share my enthusiasm after reading this book.

About the Author

I was born in New York City in 1928. Shortly thereafter I moved with my family to the Catskill Mountains. I completed high school in 1946 and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1950. In 1953, I received a Master of Science degree in physics. I worked at the Westinghouse Bettis Plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania working on power plants for submarines. In October 1962 I became interested in nuclear rocketry and moved to Canoga Park, California to be part of a team to design a rocket mission to Mars. In 1974, I moved to Long Island and worked at the Brookhaven National Laboratory until retirement, at which time I took up writing.