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200 Waterfalls in Central and Western New York

There are more waterfalls in central and western New York State than anywhere in the East. Some are well known, like Niagara and Taughannock Falls, others await your discovery around the bend of a trail. Now everyone can enjoy the

Fishing the Salmon River

The Salmon River in upstate New York ranks as one of the world’s great fisheries, boasting two major records to prove it--READ MORE

Battlefield

Farming a Civil War Battleground With a new Introduction and Afterword by the Author Peter Svenson A finalist for the National Book Award, Battlefield chronicles the author’s experiences building a farmhouse on a forty-acre site near Harrisonburg, Virginia, which years before had been

Welcome to Burford Books

Burford Books is an independent book publisher based in Ithaca, NY, in New York’s Finger Lakes. Our specialty is books on the outdoors, in the widest possible definition of the term, with books on everything from golf to sailing. Our list of saltwater fishing titles is particularly extensive, and we have a distinguished lineup of books on military history, food and wine, gardening and outdoor living, adventure travel, and other topics…

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