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This book, from the series Primary Sources: Historical Books of the World (Asia and Far East Collection), represents an important historical artifact on Asian history and culture. Its contents come from the legions of academic literature and research on the subject produced over the last several hundred years. Covered within is a discussion drawn from many areas of study and research on the subject. From analyses of the varied geography that e...

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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

The Adirondacks - Illustrated is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1874. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publ...

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

Excerpt from Saratoga, Lake George and Lake Champlain: A Book of Today Slow English remonstrated. But at that time took no active measures to resist the advance on what they claimed as their territory. The Indians that gathered around the fort were a constant menaceto the exposed homes of the English settlers of the Upper Hudson, and often was the story told of a sudden descent on some unprotected point, a ri¿e shot, a gleaming knife or blood...

Excerpt from Lake George, (Illustrated): A Book of to-Day Thanks are due (in the first edition, as is custom ary) to many kind friends for help in bringing it to a head, and especially to Dr. A. W. Holden, the historian, for valuable assistance in the partien lar branch which has been his life study and as such to be relied on. Prefaces are detestable and seldom read, but if nothing was created in vain the writer hopes, by putting this excus...

Excerpt from The Adirondacks: Illustrated, Containing Narrative of a Trip Through the Wilderness, With Description of the Natural Features of the RegionThe Adirondacks as a whole is considered on page XIII, under head of Gateways. Following each gateway are lines leading to particular centres, giving distances and fares, with references to pages where more extended mention may be found. Places and specially noted features are indexed on page I...

A guide to all of the Adirondacks region published in 1874. Stoddard, a professional photographer and native of upstate New York, wrote with a witty style. This tour guide is heavily illustrated with over 70 illustrations. Includes routes, fares, time tables, maps. Describes summer resorts, lakes and ponds, mountains, and people.

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...