<p>For lovers of New York's Adirondack Mountains there is no more satisfying reading than this collection of 33 short essays on as many different regions and historical incidents of the North Country, written and first published more than a century ago. </p>
<p>The author covers a wide territory and deals with incidents over a great time span. There are stories about Champlain, Cartier and other early explorers, about the Indians and about the early trappers and settlers. Nat Foster, Sir William Johnson, Joseph Bonaparte and John Brown all make appearances. There are chapters on Tryon County, Smith's Lake, the High Peaks, Indian Pass, Lake George, the Manor of Willsboro and on the Chazy, Hudson and St. Lawrence Rivers, and much more.</p>

Historical Sketches of Northern New York and the Adirondack Wilderness

History

Sylvester, Nathaniel B.

Americas

Harbor Hill Books

For lovers of New York's Adirondack Mountains there is no more satisfying reading than this collection of 33 short essays on as many different regions and historical incidents of the North Country, written and first published more than a century ago.  The author covers a wide territory and deals with incidents over a great time span. There are stories about Champlain, Cartier and other early explorers, about the Indians and about the early trappers and settlers. Nat Foster, Sir William Johnson, Joseph Bonaparte and John Brown all make appearances. There are chapters on Tryon County, Smith's Lake, the High Peaks, Indian Pass, Lake George, the Manor of Willsboro and on the Chazy, Hudson and St. Lawrence Rivers, and much more.

Heritage Books

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Historical Sketches of Northern New York and the Adirondack Wilderness

Historical Sketches of Northern New York and the Adirondack Wilderness