Forever Wild
Forever Wild

Author: Philip G. Terrie

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

Published: 1994-08-01

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780815602880

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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.

High Peaks
High Peaks

Author: Tim Rowland

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2008-09-01

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 1625843763

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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
Contested Terrain

Author: Philip G. Terrie

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780815605706

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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.

Great Camps of the Adirondacks
Great Camps of the Adirondacks

Author: Harvey H. Kaiser

Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher

Published: 2003-07

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9781567920734

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The author does a thorough job in explaining the beginnings of rustic architecture and why it has a permanent place in the culture. The mix of social background and the history of the early Adirondack camps provides a designers guidebook.

Guides of the Adirondacks
Guides of the Adirondacks

Author: Charles Brumley

Publisher: North Country Books

Published: 1994-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780925168368

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No profession in the last two centuries has had a more romanticized image than the Adirondack guide. Stories, interviews and a list of guides fill this volume.