Historic Tales From The Adirondack Almanack
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Historic Tales From The Adirondack Almanack
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Author : John Warren
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2009-07-16
Historic Tales From The Adirondack Almanack written by John Warren and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-16 with Photography categories.
Northern New Yorks Adirondack Park is a naturalists wonderland of high peaks, plunging chasms, pristine waters, and stunning vistas. In this collection of columns from the popular series the Adirondack Almanack, author John Warren reveals another side of this charming land. Stories of bank robberies, the Ku Klux Klan, gambling, buried treasure, rattlesnakes, and earthquakes abound. Showing careful research and a panache for storytelling, Warren takes the mountain path less traveled, where locals and visitors alike will be surprised by the hidden gems of the Adirondacks.
In Praise Of Quiet Waters
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Author : Lorraine M. Duvall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-10-18
In Praise Of Quiet Waters written by Lorraine M. Duvall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-18 with categories.
An inspiring collection of canoe journeys, packed with bits of regional history and environmental concern. As she flows through the Adirondacks, Duvall guides readers towards a fuller appreciation of water and a need for deepened advocacy; "water" evolves into a sacred entity.
Adirondack Trails With Tales
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Author : Russell Dunn
language : en
Publisher: Black Dome Press
Release Date : 2009
Adirondack Trails With Tales written by Russell Dunn and has been published by Black Dome Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Hike, paddle, bike, or cross-country ski along beautiful trails through sites made famous by Adirondack guides, artists, writers, entrepreneurs, colonial settlers, and combatants in the French and Indian and Revolutionary Wars. Visit abandoned iron mines and the ruins of tanneries, famous Adirondack great camps and old resorts, lost villages, Native American battlegrounds, and the homestead of John Brown, catalyst for the Civil War. Visit the scene of America¿s first naval battle and marvel at geological wonders like Indian Pass, Canajoharie Gorge, Chimney Mountain, and the tufa caves of Van Hornesville. Detailed directions, maps, photographs, and vintage postcards. Hikes include: Valcour Island ¿ Coon Mountain ¿ Crown Point: Fort St. Frederic & His Majesty¿s Fort of Crown Point ¿ Fort Ticonderoga ¿ Ironville & Penfield Homestead ¿ Rock Pond ¿ Rogers Rock ¿ Shelving Rock Mountain & Shelving Rock Falls ¿ Prospect Mountain ¿ Fort George and Bloody Pond ¿ Cooper¿s Cave & Betar Byway ¿ John Brown¿s Farm ¿ Mt. Jo & Mt. Van Hoevenberg ¿ Adirondac & Indian Pass ¿ East Branch of the Ausable River & Adirondack Mountain Reserve ¿ Santanoni ¿ The Sagamore ¿ Paul Smiths ¿ Hooper Garnet Mine ¿ Chimney Mountain ¿ Kunjamuk Cave ¿ Griffin, Griffin Falls, & Auger Falls ¿ Moss Island ¿ Tufa Caves & Waterfalls of Van Hornesville ¿ Canajoharie Gorge ¿ Wolf Hollow
Adirondack Stories Historical Sketches
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Author : Martin Podskoch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-06
Adirondack Stories Historical Sketches written by Martin Podskoch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06 with categories.
People And Places Of The Adirondacks And Foothills
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Author : Lawrence P. Gooley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-09-23
People And Places Of The Adirondacks And Foothills written by Lawrence P. Gooley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-23 with Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.) categories.
The People & Places of the Adirondacks collection contains a variety of story types: original works of hard history, the lives of unusual people, noteworthy accomplishments, groundbreaking inventions, remarkable mishaps, oddities, and humor. They all have one thing in common: each is rooted in the North Country, defined here as the Adirondacks and foothills. The region's past is filled with relative or complete unknowns who were, in fact, highly accomplished individuals. Many of the chapters here reveal their stories, which are well worth preserving. Those and others are presented with a purpose that is threefold: to educate, amuse, and entertain. In this volume: Hats for Horses: Was it Really a Thing? You Bet!; The Mandrake Tupper Family's Remarkable Civil War Record; Chicken Theft: Once a Prison-Worthy Crime; Catamount Mountain: A Dynamite Movie Role; Homing Pigeons in the Adirondacks; Eddie "Phat Boy" Babbage: Big, Bold, and Beloved; The Greatest Rescue in Adirondack History; An Adirondack Photograph Makes Newspaper History; Ticonderoga Canines: Doggone Good Friends; Lake Champlain Fishing Shanties: Faster than a Speeding Bullet ...; John C. Austin: Wanted--But was He Dead or Alive?; No Bones Were Broken: True Tales of Tumbling Linemen; Rouses Point, Border Village: So Many Famous Visitors!; Garrett Cashman: The Birdman of Albany; George Cheney: Pioneer Recorder of World Music; Fecund Families of the North Country; Henry Harrison Markham: Wilmington to West Coast Governor; Rooftop Highway Déjà Vu; The Dueling Sheriffs of Hamilton County; Robert Emmett Odlum: Public-Safety Daredevil; Thomas William Symons: Building America from Coast to Coast; Rock Eaters? No Way ... But Anything Else Will Do!; Adirondack Swindles: Deceptive and Detestable; North Country vs. KKK: Battling in the Streets; It was Nearly Pok-O-Rushmore!; John L. Dunlap: A Character with Character; Leonard J. Farwell: Wisconsin Governor and Forever Tied to Lincoln; Taylor-Made Communications: Schenectady to Lake Desolation.
In The Adirondacks
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Author : Matt Dallos
language : en
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
Release Date : 2023-03-28
In The Adirondacks written by Matt Dallos and has been published by Fordham Univ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-28 with Nature categories.
An immersive journey into the past, present, and future of a region many consider the Northeast’s wilderness backyard. Out of all the rural areas of the United States, including those in the West, which are bigger and propped up by more pervasive myths about adventure and nation and wilderness and freedom, the Adirondacks has accumulated a well-known identity beyond its boundaries. Untouched, unspoiled, it is defined by what we haven’t done to it. Combining author Matt Dallos’s personal observations with his thorough research of primary and secondary documents, In the Adirondacks rambles through the region to understand its significance within American culture and what lessons it might offer us for how we think about the environment. In vivid prose, Dallos digs through the region’s past and present to excavate a series of compelling stories and places: a moose named Harold, a hot dog mogul’s rustic mansion, an ecological restoration on an alpine summit, a hermit who demanded a helicopter ride, and a millionaire who dressed up as a Native American to rob a stagecoach. Along the way, Dallos listens to locals and tourists, visits wilderness areas and souvenir shops, and digs through archives in museums and libraries. In the Adirondacks blends lively history and immersive travel writing to explore the Adirondacks that captivated Dallos’s childhood imagination while presenting a compelling and entertaining story about America’s largest park outside of Alaska. The result is an inquisitive journey through the region’s bogs and lakes and boreal forests and the lives of residents and tourists. Dallos turned toward the region to understand why he couldn’t shake it from his mind. What he learned is that he’s not the only one. In the Adirondacks explores the history and future of the most complicated, contested park in North America, raising important questions about the role of environmental preservation and the great outdoors in American history and culture.
A Primary Source Investigation Of The Erie Canal
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Author : Lara Sahgal
language : en
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Release Date : 2015-07-15
A Primary Source Investigation Of The Erie Canal written by Lara Sahgal and has been published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Snaking its way through 363 miles of upstate New York, the original Erie Canal was the most massive public works project the United States had seen before the Civil War. Many doubted that such a grand waterway could be constructed, but upon its completion, it almost instantly became an enduring national symbol of American ingenuity. This volume relates the captivating story of the Erie Canal, chronicling how some dedicated political figures and surveyors-turned-engineers helped make one of the earliest American engineering marvels a reality. Primary source documents provide historical context, showing how the Erie Canal transformed the greater American landscape.
At The Mercy Of The Mountains
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Author : Peter Bronski
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2008-02-26
At The Mercy Of The Mountains written by Peter Bronski and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02-26 with Nature categories.
In the tradition of Eiger Dreams, In the Zone: Epic Survival Stories from the Mountaineering World, and Not Without Peril, comes a new book that examines the thrills and perils of outdoor adventure in the “East's greatest wilderness,” the Adirondacks.
Rural Indigenousness
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Author : Melissa Otis
language : en
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Release Date : 2018-12-20
Rural Indigenousness written by Melissa Otis and has been published by Syracuse University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-20 with History categories.
The Adirondacks have been an Indigenous homeland for millennia, and the presence of Native people in the region was obvious but not well documented by Europeans, who did not venture into the interior between the seventeenth and early nineteenth centuries. Yet, by the late nineteenth century, historians had scarcely any record of their long-lasting and vibrant existence in the area. With Rural Indigenousness, Otis shines a light on the rich history of Algonquian and Iroquoian people, offering the first comprehensive study of the relationship between Native Americans and the Adirondacks. While Otis focuses on the nineteenth century, she extends her analysis to periods before and after this era, revealing both the continuity and change that characterize the relationship over time. Otis argues that the landscape was much more than a mere hunting ground for Native residents; rather, it a "location of exchange," a space of interaction where the land was woven into the fabric of their lives as an essential source of refuge and survival. Drawing upon archival research, material culture, and oral histories, Otis examines the nature of Indigenous populations living in predominantly Euroamerican communities to identify the ways in which some maintained their distinct identity while also making selective adaptations exemplifying the concept of "survivance." In doing so, Rural Indigenousness develops a new conversation in the field of Native American studies that expands our understanding of urban and rural indigeneity.
Haunted Old Forge
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Author : Dennis Webster
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2016-08-01
Haunted Old Forge written by Dennis Webster and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-01 with History categories.
Discover the paranormal past of this little town in the Adirondacks . . . photos included! Spirits linger on the pine-covered slopes of the Adirondack Mountains that surround Old Forge. Books fly off the shelves at the Maxson House, and something—or someone—spies on the living from the attic window of the Goodsell Museum. The spirit of Mohawk Peter Waters is said to linger along the shores of First Lake, where an assassin killed him in 1833. The scent of a phantom cigar hints at the presence of the former owner of the Strand Theatre. In this book, Dennis Webster and Bernadette Peck and the Ghost Seekers of Central New York take a chilling journey into the paranormal history of what may be the most haunted town in the nation.