Adirondack Roots

Author : Sandra Weber
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625841346

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Adirondack Roots by Sandra Weber Pdf

The Adirondack Mountains captivate inhabitants, fostering deep roots and rich memories. In this diverse collection, local author Sandra Weber celebrates this enduring bond with the region and explores its roots and routes--such as women's feats, the naming of mountain peaks and the fight to save forests and tiny alpine plants. From Heart Lake and Caribou Pass to Mount Marcy and Lake Tear, ride an Olympic bobsled run, unearth the destruction of a devastating fire and discover the healing powers of the mountains. Retrace the paths of Theodore Roosevelt, Martha Reben, Edwin Ketchledge, Grace Hudowalski and many others who have lived in and loved the Adirondacks. Unearth hikers' tales, nature's secrets and local legends in this collection of Weber's finest reflections on Adirondack historical adventures.

Author : Annie Stoltie
Publisher : The Countryman Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-17
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781581577761

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Explorer's Guide Adirondacks: A Great Destination: Including Saratoga Springs (Seventh Edition) by Annie Stoltie Pdf

A comprehensive guide to the Adirondacks and beyond Completely updated, now in full color, this guide provides details of Adirondack Park’s history and geography as well as the cultural, lodging, dining, shopping, and recreational opportunities that abound here and in its gateway cities (including Saratoga Springs and Glens Falls). Full of unbiased critical opinions and candid reviews from an author who is immersed in the region; up-to-date, detailed maps; and gorgeous photos throughout—this is an invaluable guide for your next trip.

Author : Sally E. Svenson
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780815654216

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Blacks in the Adirondacks by Sally E. Svenson Pdf

Blacks in the Adirondacks: A History tells the story of the many African Americans who settled in or passed through this rural, mountainous region of northeastern New York State. In the area for a variety of reasons, some were lifetime residents, while others were there for a few years or months—as summer employees, tuberculosis patients, or in connection with full- or part-time occupations in railroading, the performing arts, and baseball. From blacks who settled on land gifted to them by Gerrit Smith, a prosperous landowner and fervent abolitionist, to those who worked as waiters in resort hotels, Svenson chronicles their rich and varied experiences, with an emphasis on the 100 years between 1850 and 1950. Many experienced racism and isolation in their separation from larger black populations; some found a sense of community in the scattered black settlements of the region. In this first definitive history, Svenson gives voice to the many blacks who spent time in the Adirondacks and sheds light on their challenges and successes in this remote region.

Author : Annie Stoltie,Lisa Bramen French,Niki Kourofsky
Publisher : The Countryman Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-24
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781682681091

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Explorer's Guide Adirondacks (Eighth Edition) (Explorer's Complete) by Annie Stoltie,Lisa Bramen French,Niki Kourofsky Pdf

The essential companion to the Adirondacks and beyond Returning in its eighth edition, this fully updated guide provides details of Adirondack Park’s history and geography, as well as the cultural, lodging, dining, and recreational opportunities that abound here and in its gateway cities (including Saratoga Springs and Glens Falls). Complete with reviews and recommendations from authors immersed in the region, detailed maps and gorgeous photography throughout, this is an invaluable guide for your next trip.

Author : Dan White
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-14
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781627791960

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Under the Stars by Dan White Pdf

“The definitive book on camping in America. . . . A passionate, witty, and deeply engaging examination of why humans venture into the wild.”—Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild From the Sierras to the Adirondacks and the Everglades, Dan White travels the nation to experience firsthand—and sometimes face first—how the American wilderness transformed from the devil’s playground into a source of adventure, relaxation, and renewal. Whether he’s camping nude in cougar country, being attacked by wildlife while “glamping,” or crashing a girls-only adventure for urban teens, Dan White seeks to animate the evolution of outdoor recreation. In the process, he demonstrates how the likes of Emerson, Thoreau, Roosevelt, and Muir—along with visionaries such as Adirondack Murray, Horace Kephart, and Juliette Gordon Low—helped blaze a trail from Transcendentalism to Leave No Trace. Wide-ranging in research, enthusiasm, and geography, Under the Stars reveals a vast population of nature seekers, a country still in love with its wild places.

Author : Sandra Weber
Publisher : American Chronicles
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 1609493648

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Adirondack Roots by Sandra Weber Pdf

The Adirondack Mountains captivate inhabitants, fostering deep roots and rich memories. In this diverse collection, local author Sandra Weber celebrates this enduring bond with the region and explores its roots and routes--such as women's feats, the naming of mountain peaks and the fight to save forests and tiny alpine plants. From Heart Lake and Caribou Pass to Mount Marcy and Lake Tear, ride an Olympic bobsled run, unearth the destruction of a devastating fire and discover the healing powers of the mountains. Retrace the paths of Theodore Roosevelt, Martha Reben, Edwin Ketchledge, Grace Hudowalski and many others who have lived in and loved the Adirondacks. Unearth hikers' tales, nature's secrets and local legends in this collection of Weber's finest reflections on Adirondack historical adventures.

Author : Jim Gould
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2001-06-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0815607016

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Rooted in Rock by Jim Gould Pdf

In the past twenty years the Adirondacks have inspired a resident population of writers who have gained regional and national prominence using the Adirondack region as their primary setting and subject matter—or at least as a significant point of departure. Rooted in Rock is the first collection of its kind in more than twenty years, since Paul Jamieson's Adirondack Reader. What makes the volume unique, though, is the number of contributors who not only make the Adirondacks their subject, but who make their homes in these mountains. The works in this volume include contemporary essays, literary nonfiction, poetry, short fiction, and excerpted fiction and are a mix of new and previously published writings by forty-three authors, established as well as emerging, including Bill McKibben, Sue Halpern, Russell Banks, Alex Schoumatoff, Chase Twichell, Curt Stager, Amy Godine, and Jim Gould, to name a few.

Author : Robert Bogdan
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1999-10-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 0815606087

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Exposing the Wilderness by Robert Bogdan Pdf

Robert Bogdan combines a richly descriptive text with striking illustrations to create vivid biographical sketches of these pioneer photographers, who worked their individual styles to illuminate six different regions of the Adirondack Mountains. The book also provides insight into the popular culture of the times mainly through postcards but it also takes an in-depth look at the families and work lives of these artisans as they plied their trade in the popular venue of commercial postcards. Aside from the Adirondack locals and a few postcard connoisseurs, the gifted folk artists and craftspeople profiled here were virtually unknown until now. Bogdan has collected nearly 250 illustrations including postcards and photographs depicting Adirondack life of the time. Many of these images have never before been published.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 940 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)
ISBN : CORNELL:31924101499337

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Adirondack Life by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Adirondack Forest Preserve (N.Y.)
ISBN : CORNELL:31924063856656

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Association News (Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks). by Anonim Pdf

Author : Barbara McMartin
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2007-06-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0815608950

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Perspectives on the Adirondacks by Barbara McMartin Pdf

Barbara McMartin narrates the history of Adirondack environmental policy in depth, beginning with the 1970 formation of the Adirondack Park Agency, set up to regulate private development and to oversee the planning of public terrain. Although hailed as the most innovative land-use legislation of its time, it ignited a wildfire of controversy, creating a landscape of conflict. Park residents protested. Government stood firm. Over the decades, disparate groups have sought to shape an effective program to protect Adirondack wildland but cannot seem to work together. This is the first comprehensive account of that ongoing drama: a stirring story of the environmental movement, public action, and government failure and success.

Author : Seneca Roy Stoddard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:24503287672

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The Adirondacks by Seneca Roy Stoddard Pdf

Author : Robert A. Mickler,Richard A. Birdsey,John Hom
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461212560

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Responses of Northern U.S. Forests to Environmental Change by Robert A. Mickler,Richard A. Birdsey,John Hom Pdf

Five years of research carried out by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Services' Northern Global Change Program, contributing to our understanding of the effects of multiples stresses on forest ecosystems over multiple spatial and temporal scales. At the physiological level, reports explore changes in growth and biomass, species composition, and wildlife habitat; at the landscape scale, the abundance distribution, and dynamics of species, populations, and communities are addressed. Chapters include studies of nutrient depletion, climate and atmospheric deposition, carbon and nitrogen cycling, insect and disease outbreaks, biotic feedbacks with the atmosphere, interacting effects of multiple stresses, and modeling the regional effects of global change. The book provides sound ecological information for policymakers and land-use planners as well as for researchers in ecology, forestry, atmospheric science, soil science and biogeochemistry.

Author : J.M. Carlisle
Publisher : Tangent Publishers
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780989682794

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The Cowboy and the Canal by J.M. Carlisle Pdf

Within a richly layered context, The Cowboy and the Canal probes the intrigue behind Roosevelt's decision to purchase the expiring concession, rotting machinery, and dilapidated buildings from the bankrupt French Panama Canal Company and dig the interoceanic canal in Panama instead of the favored site, Nicaragua. Drawing from primary sources-newspaper stories, editorials, political cartoons, the Congressional record, books, magazines, journals, and letters-The Cowboy and the Canal reintroduces the voices who criticized Roosevelt's actions and questioned his motives, that through time and historical homogenization, have removed from what was at the time, a heated national conversation. These voices add a balance to what has been a one-sided conversation that lauds Roosevelt for "taking Panama" and ignores his indispensable role in manufacturing a rebellion within the country of an ally, Colombia, and in creating one of the biggest frauds of its kind ever perpetrated upon the American people.

Author : Jane A. Barlow
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2004-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0815607741

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Big Moose Lake in the Adirondacks by Jane A. Barlow Pdf

Big Moose Lake in the Adirondacks is the lively and well documented story of the growth of the lake side community made famous by the incident that inspired Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy. The rich history of the lake unfolds with stories of its early residents, hunters, and guides—Jim Higby, Billy Dutton, Henry Covey, and Bill Dartin—the late 1870s, of the lake's ownership by William Seward Webb, of the construction of the first private camp—Club Camp—in 1878, and the coming of hotels and resorts beginning in 1880 with the construction of Camp Crag. From a time when a telephone number was a simple "8F6" and the "pickle boat" brought supplies to camp, to more recent stories of exuberant waterskiing and motorboat regattas, the book includes a detailed history and descriptions of the camps and resorts on the lake, persons and celebrities who made the lake their year-round or seasonal home—including actress Minnie Maddern Fiske and artist David Milne—natural disasters and political events, recreation, and the work of the Big Moose Property Owners Association. This is the story of Big Moose Lake brought to life by more than 275 family photographs, antique postcards, and previously unpublished memoirs, oral histories, diary entries, and the personal correspondence of the men and women who settled the area and of those who call it home.