The bible of Northeast mountaineering :Forest and crag on the Crawford Nortch: Historical New Hampshire/ by Laura Waterman.
- Title:
- The bible of Northeast mountaineering :Forest and crag on the Crawford Nortch: Historical New Hampshire/ by Laura Waterman.
- Author:
- Waterman, Laura,
- Call Number:
- 977.8 N5321h
- Publication Information:
- Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2019.
- Physical Description:
- p. 18-25 : illustrations (chiefly color), map.
- Source:
- Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2019 Vol. 72, No. 2 (Fall 2019) Historical New Hampshire.
- Description:
- This article focuses on book "Forest and crag: a history of hiking, trail blazing and adventure in the Northeast mountains" by Laura and Guy Waterman, which celebrated its thirtieth anniversary of publication in 2019 with a new edition. The article mentions the Waterman's love for the Northeast mountains and how their 900-page volume became the cornerstone of Northeast mountain social, intellectual and environmental history. It also mentions the advent of hiking and mountain tourism in the nineteenth century, as in 2019 one of the earliest trails, Crawford Path, is also celebrating an anniversary.
- Subjects:
- Trails History. New Hampshire , Books New Hampshire. , Mountain tourism History. New Hampshire
- Locations:
- White Mountains (N.H. and Me.) History.
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- Credit Line:
- 2019.
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