Moses Foster Sweetser's views in the white Mountains: Historical New Hampshire / David Tatham.
- Title:
- Moses Foster Sweetser's views in the white Mountains: Historical New Hampshire / David Tatham.
- Author:
- Tatham, David.
- Call Number:
- 977.8 N5321h
- Publication Information:
- Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1981.
- Physical Description:
- p. [118] - 148.
- Source:
- Vol. 36, Nos. 2-3 (Summer-Fall, 1981) Historical New Hampshire.
- Description:
- The article discusses the book "Views in the White Mountains," published in 1878 by C.R. Chisholm and Brothers and originally sold as a souvenir to tourists on the Portland, Maine and Ogsdenburg, New York (P & O) railroad line. It focuses on travel writer Moses Foster (M.F.) Sweetser's authorship of later editions and corrections to the original edition. The author provides a brief personal profile of Sweetser, noting his interest in the New Hampshire's White Mountains and his writing of travel guidebooks. The article also discusses various series, sizes, and prices. Sweetser's prose style is analyzed and several photographs of the White Mountains from the books are presented.
- Language:
- English.
- Subjects:
- Travel writers.
- Locations:
- White Moutains (N.H. and Me.) Description and travel.
- Organizations:
- C.R. Chisholm and Bros.
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