A History of the Adirondacks
Title | A History of the Adirondacks PDF eBook |
Author | Alfred Lee Donaldson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 460 |
Release | 1921 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Why the Adirondacks Look the Way They Do
Title | Why the Adirondacks Look the Way They Do PDF eBook |
Author | Mike Storey |
Publisher | Storey Publishing |
Pages | 162 |
Release | 2006-01-01 |
Genre | Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.) |
ISBN | 9780977717200 |
The Adirondack Park
Title | The Adirondack Park PDF eBook |
Author | Frank Graham, Jr. |
Publisher | Syracuse University Press |
Pages | 348 |
Release | 1991-10-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780815601920 |
Forever Wild
Title | Forever Wild PDF eBook |
Author | Philip G. Terrie |
Publisher | Syracuse University Press |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 1994-08-01 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780815602880 |
In this work Terrie offers an assessment of the roles that the Adirondacks have played in American history. He brings to life the scientists and scholars, the travellers and sportsmen, the publicists and bureaucrats, who together have contributed to the wilderness aesthetic.
A History of the Adirondacks
Title | A History of the Adirondacks PDF eBook |
Author | Alfred Lee Donaldson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 424 |
Release | 1921 |
Genre | Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.) |
ISBN |
High Peaks
Title | High Peaks PDF eBook |
Author | Tim Rowland |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 163 |
Release | 2008-09-01 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 1625843763 |
The unique geological history of the Adirondacks can be found in a pebble. So discovers humorist and outdoorsman Tim Rowland as he chronicles the evolution of hiking in the howling wilderness of the High Peaks. From nineteenth-century guides random scoots to Melville Deweys Adirondaks Loj to todays technologically enhanced weekenders, Rowland, who has climbed the forty-six himself, incorporates personal anecdotes and laugh-out-loud wit to capture the appeal and beauty of this beloved region, all the while reminding us of the importance of keeping these stunning mountains, and their attendant neat rocks, Forever Wild.
Contested Terrain
Title | Contested Terrain PDF eBook |
Author | Philip G. Terrie |
Publisher | Syracuse University Press |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780815605706 |
This work shows how expectations about land use, combined with interactions with nature have defined the Adirondacks. Outlining the disputes for the control of the land, the author introduces the key players from the residents, landholders, to preservationists and developers.