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by Patricia Taylor Wells
by Patricia Taylor Wells
On July 26, 1902, The Elmira Daily Advertiser described Maple Point this way: “The cottage itself is a marvel of beauty, and the boat landing is covered by a neat pavilion, which makes it the handsomest dock on the lake.”
Maple Point combines the historical accounts of three generations of the Gleason, Bush, and Wells families who owned the property between 1895 and 2005. It also includes the author’s memoir of the twenty-two summers she spent at Maple Point cottage on Keuka Lake.
Tales of historical figures and places come to life: Rachael Brooks Gleason, one of the first American women doctors, and her husband Silas O. Gleason owned and operated the Elmira Water Cure as an alternative to 1800s medicine. Racheal Gleason delivered the four children of Olivia Langdon Clemens and her husband, Mark Twain. The Gleasons, Langdons, and Clemens were close friends, as was Rev. Thomas K. Beecher of Park Church, who was also the brother of Harriett Beecher Stowe.
Patricia Taylor Wells takes you on a journey to Keuka Lake and the surrounding Finger Lakes area, one of the most scenic places in America. The author tells how the lakes were formed and provides a snapshot of the indigenous people who first roamed Keuka Lake and gave it her name. Daily life is recalled from the journals and guest books kept by those who were fortunate to sit on the front porch of the cottage overlooking the lake.
Details
Details
Bink Books
104 pp. ● 8.5x8.5
$13.95 (pb) ● $7.99 (eb)
ISBN 978-1-960373-34-2 (pb)
TRAVEL / United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
Publication date: January 24, 2024
Patricia Taylor Wells published her first book in 2016: “Camp Tyler, A First of its Kind” for the benefit of Camp Tyler, the oldest outdoor education school in the country, which she attended as a child. Since then, Ms. Wells has published the following books: The Eyes of the Doe 2017 (novel), Mademoiselle Renoir à Paris 2018 (memoir), LodeStar: Reflections of Light and Dark 2019 (poetry), and The Sand Rose 2021 (novel).
Her awards include First Place for Family Life/Inspirational Fiction in the Best of Texas Book Awards in 2018 (The Eyes of the Doe) and First Place for Poetry in the Best of Texas Book Awards in 2020 (LodeStar: Reflections of Light and Dark). Also, Ms. Wells has received awards from Texas Authors Association for her short stories: “Final Curtain” 2018, “Among the Thorns” 2019, “Bee Caves Road” 2020, “Candy Apple” 2020, “Unwelcome Guests” 2021, “Holly’s Tree” 2021, “RoadBlock” 2021, and “Cartoon Classics” 2021. The stories were published in Short Stories by Texas Authors Vol. 4, Vol. 5, Vol. 6, and Vol.7. Since 2016, Tyler Today Magazine has featured Ms. Wells six times in its “Authors Among Us” column, which she helped inspire to benefit local authors.
Ms. Wells, who holds a BA in English and French, facilitated writing critique groups for the Atlanta Writers Club and Knoxville Writers Group. She especially enjoys writing poetry and draws inspiration from the wide range of experiences she gathered from her travels and living in various places.
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