From the tumultuous war periods of the tranquil era of tourists' excursions, Lake Champlain has made an indelible impression on visitors. Chronicles of Lake Champlain utilizes diaries, journals, reports, and guidebooks to explain the changing epochs in the history of the lake. Beginning with Samuel De Champlain's journal of 1609 and ending with passages from Seneca Ray Stoddard's last guidebook in 1915, readers are treated to the compelling stories that shaped the history of Lake Champlain. By relying on the words of eyewitnesses, readers garner an intimate glimpse of the historic events that unfolded during the wars; later in the book they are exposed to the descriptions of long forgotten scenes of bustling communities and commercial trade along the lake.

Chronicles of Lake Champlain: Journeys in War and Peace

History

Russell P. Bellico

Americas

Purple Mountain Pr

From the tumultuous war periods of the tranquil era of tourists' excursions, Lake Champlain has made an indelible impression on visitors. Chronicles of Lake Champlain utilizes diaries, journals, reports, and guidebooks to explain the changing epochs in the history of the lake. Beginning with Samuel De Champlain's journal of 1609 and ending with passages from Seneca Ray Stoddard's last guidebook in 1915, readers are treated to the compelling stories that shaped the history of Lake Champlain. By relying on the words of eyewitnesses, readers garner an intimate glimpse of the historic events that unfolded during the wars; later in the book they are exposed to the descriptions of long forgotten scenes of bustling communities and commercial trade along the lake.

Bellico, Russell P.

This book explores the interaction between the native peoples of the upper Hudson and Housatonic Valleys and the Europeans who sought their lands. A sequel, The Mohican World, 1680-1750 is also available from Amazon.

The Mohicans and Their Land 1609-1730

Dunn, Shirley W.

Comprising over six million acres in northern New York State, the Adirondack Park is the largest natural preserve in the United States outside of Alaska. Taken alone as a region, its area equals half the original thirteen English colonies. Yet at the time of colonization it was virtually unknown to Europeans, having been "discovered" only toward the end of the 18th century. In the early nineteenth century its wilderness was rivaled only by the distant Far West. But its proximity to the growing large urban centers fostered rapid exploitation such that today one finds an extraordinary combination of vast natural landscape with settlement pattern. Rarely, however, has this rich material culture been considered as the legitimate province of the many environmentalist initiatives which date to before the incorporation of the Adirondack Park in 1892. This book is devoted to the cultural legacy within the corridor of the East Branch of the Ausable River as it passes through the Keene Valley in the High Peaks region. Considered by many to be the most spectacular of Adirondack natural landscapes, the corridor is also the location of two historic hamlets, Keene and Keene Valley, which are the particular emphasis of this study. Both date from the turn of the nineteenth century and have rich social histories which may be seen as an integral part of the natural landscape. The Keene and Keene Valley Local History Project was begun in 1886 to foster the ideal of local empowerment through cultural self knowledge. Apart from the general interest inherent to this historical material, these case-studies can be seen as a working tool of relevance to other communities in the Adirondacks and elsewhere

Two Adirondack Hamlets in History: Keene and Keene Valley

At one time there were twenty-three fire towers in and around the Catskill Mountains. The author has researched the history of each and gathered the stories of the rangers who supervised them, the observers who kept watch on the forest and the pilots who replaced them.

Fire Towers of the Catskills: Their History and Lore

Podskoch, Martin

Sails and Steam in the Mountains: A Maritime and Military History of Lake George and Lake Champlain

As promised in the title a fine mix of military and maritime history.

Military

Contrary to what many people believe, America did not fight her first World War in the trenches of Western Europe in 1917-1918. The first world war in which America was involved was fought on our native soil, with an impact on our nation's history at lieast as significant as that of the 1917-1918 war. It determined once and for all which power would dominate in North America, England or France. This popular, accessible, short history has been completely rewritten for this second edition and new illustrations have been added.

America's First First World War: The French and Indian War, 1754-1763

Timothy J. Todish

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Chronicles of Lake Champlain: Journeys in War and Peace

Chronicles of Lake Champlain: Journeys in War and Peace

The Mohicans and Their Land 1609-1730

Two Adirondack Hamlets in History: Keene and Keene Valley

Fire Towers of the Catskills: Their History and Lore

Sails and Steam in the Mountains: A Maritime and Military History of Lake George and Lake Champlain

America's First First World War: The French and Indian War, 1754-1763

Sails and Steam in the Mountains: A Maritime and Military History of Lake George and Lake Champlain