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Along the Adirondack Trail

By Donald R , Williams-Along

Book information

Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Year
2004
ISBN
9781439615881, 1439615888
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
14 MB (14862608 bytes)
Series
Images of America; Images of America: a history of American life in images and texts
Pages
128\0
Time added
2017-08-15 11:00:00
Scenic byways -- New York (State) -- Adirondack Mo

Description

Overview: Native Americans called the area Couxsaxrage, "beaver hunting ground." Professor Ebenezer Emmons named it Adirondack, after one of the native tribes. Along the Adirondack Trail traces the history and lore of the Adirondacks up the scenic roadway through the heart of New York's mountain-and-lake country. Included are tales of the Mohawk Indians and their beatified princess, Tekakwitha; the site of the mansion of Sir William Johnson, one of America's most influential citizens of the 1700s; and an important battleground of the Revolution. Rare original photographs portray each of the twenty settlements on the trail from Fonda to Malone, reflecting the lives of the guides, loggers, trappers, sportsmen, camp owners, tourists, leather workers, and health seekers who opened up the unknown county.

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