Passaconaway's Realm: Captain John Evans and the Exploration of Mount Washington

by Russell M. Lawson

Book Overview

Now that New Hampshire's dominant White Mountain peak can be climbed relatively easily in a long day, or more comfortably ascended by car or cog railway, it is easy to forget that it was once considered by Native Americans and most European settlers to be too sacred and formidable to attempt. In fact, mountain climbing was relatively rare until recent times, making the fifteen ascents of Mount Washington between 1632 and 1804 all the more remarkable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584653965
• ISBN13: 9781584653967
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: University Press of New England
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 8.2"