The Road Between Heaven and Hell (part 3)

Made in 1984 this short documentary tells the story of the
legendary 19th century wanderer, the Leatherman. His circular route brought
him through towns in New York and Connecticut on a very regular schedule. A
new book about the Leatherman, with new information, will be published
shortly by Wesleyan University press.

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• old
• leatherman
• jules
• bourglay
• hobo
• wanderer
• connecticut
• new
• york
• caves
• lyons
• french

[wolfspiderbc]

Thanks for posting! This is excellent!



[moonfacemoonfacemoo]

Thanks for posting. I live in Ossining and have seen the Leatherman's original grave site. It was recently moved and he was given a new stone, though they found no physical remains when they dug it up. I guess he's still wandering around somewhere. :)

[DDA1220]

A good documentary about a good tale. I've long had a good bit of fascination of the lifestyle of drifters and vagabonds, so the Leatherman is of particular interest to me. Thanks indeed for posting this.

[fatbagel]

thank you for posting this! .... great story and a peice of american folklore and history

[wanderingtramp]

The Leather Man is a hero of mine. Thank you for posting this!

[esp022]

Very interesting documentary; would love to see any updates. Thank you for sharing.