Bedford Public Library

Passaconaway's realm, Captain John Evans and the exploration of Mount Washington, Russell M. Lawson

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

individual biography

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Passaconaway's realm

bibliography

Russell M. Lawson

"Passaconaway's Realm is the story of Mount Washington's earliest climbs and the men who made them in pursuit of botanical specimens; meteorologic, geographic, and geologic data; and personal adventure."

Captain John Evans and the exploration of Mount Washington

"Russell M. Lawson uses the writings of British newcomers and invaders to piece together a history of early explorations of the Mount Washington wilderness. His narrative describes some of the first encounters with Native Americans and the exploits of leading New Hampshire historical figures such as Walter Neale, Darby Field, John Josselyn, Captain Wells, Robert Rogers, Nicholas Austin, Governor John Wentworth, Jeremy Belknap, and Manasseh Cutler. Lawson concentrates on rustic frontiersman Captain John Evans, a founder of Fryeburg, Maine, an axe-man and hunter, but also the wilderness guide for the men of science during the 1784 Belknap-Cutler expedition

"Daunting terrible" -- Passaconaway's realm -- The northern forest -- Evans of Fryeburg -- The frontier of science -- Plunge into the past -- The weight of morality -- "Mount Washington" -- Appendix -- Essay on sources -- Index