Chronicles of Lake Champlain: Journeys in War and Peace - Softcover

Russell P. Bellico

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0916346706 ISBN 13: 9780916346706

Publisher: Purple Mountain Pr, 1999

Synopsis

From the tumultuous war periods of the tranquil era of tourists' excursions, Lake Champlain has made an indelible impression on visitors. Chronicles of Lake Champlain utilizes diaries, journals, reports, and guidebooks to explain the changing epochs in the history of the lake. Beginning with Samuel De Champlain's journal of 1609 and ending with passages from Seneca Ray Stoddard's last guidebook in 1915, readers are treated to the compelling stories that shaped the history of Lake Champlain. By relying on the words of eyewitnesses, readers garner an intimate glimpse of the historic events that unfolded during the wars; later in the book they are exposed to the descriptions of long forgotten scenes of bustling communities and commercial trade along the lake.

About this title

About the Author:

Russell Bellico is a professor at Westfield State College in Massachusetts. He is the author of Sails and Steam in the Mountains: A Maritime and Military History of Lake George and Lake Champlain, Chronicles of Lake George and more than two dozen magazine articles on maritime history. Dr. Bellico has spent three decades researching the history of Lake Champlain and photographing its shipwrecks.

Review:

"...Chronicles of Lake Champlain will be a valuable companion for the heritage tourist and armchair time traveler alike." -- Joseph F. Meany Jr., Acting State Historian of New York

"...combines the best of historical source material to bring this special place to the reader." -- from the preface, Arthur B. Cohn, Director, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

"Russ Bellico has done it again! In this richly textured sequel to his hugely successful Chronicles of Lake George..." -- Nicholas Westbrook, Director, Fort Ticonderoga Museum

About this edition

• Publisher: Purple Mountain Pr
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0916346706
• ISBN 13: 9780916346706
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 440