Genre: Canada & North America
Paperback: 349 pages

Description: Volume I: 1609-1909. The fascinating history of Lake Champlain, Lake George and the Richelieu River in a wonderful, readable, as it happened, format.

Synopsis:

Experience 300 years of history through the eyewitness, primary source accounts of Samuel de Champlain, Major Robert Rogers, Gen. Ethan Allen, Gen. Benedict Arnold, Sir Guy Carleton, Gen. John Burgoyne, Col. Jeduthan Baldwin, Lieut. William Digby, Lieut. James Hadden, Gen. John Stark, Commodore Thomas Macdonough, Gen. Alexander Macomb, Dr. James Mann, and a host of others in this exciting timeline and compilation of experiences on these historic waterways. A must for serious students of the region's history and casual readers alike, this book brings together a multitude of sources and eyewitness perspectives. Finally, there is one book that enables the reader to easily see what, when, and where an event happened on these important transportation corridors. 350 pages, Perfect bound, softcover. 71 maps, photos and illustrations. Footnotes, index and select bibliography included. PRAISE FOR "LAKE PASSAGES"- "... a wonderful book. The book has a haunting theme that thrills. One somehow feels as if being paddled on canoe trips, or steered on board sloops and other vessels alongside the ghostly figures of our heroes through those magnificent lakes and rivers of unequalled beauty. It gives the feeling of being there as no other book of its kind does. For those with a passion for the history of these waters, this book is a must... The many photos of the valley's landmarks, monuments, statues, forts and panoramic views, make all so worthwhile an additive to pleasant reading." Stanley W. Gomez- Gibraltar

Product Details:

· Paperback: 349 pages
· Binding: Perfect
· Publisher: America's Historic Lakes (June 2007)
· ISBN: 0974985430
· Product Number: 030-141985805