Russell Bellico captures the texture of each period in Lake Champlain’s history through firsthand accounts by witnesses and diarists, both illustrious and unknown. “From long-forgotten military diaries, travelers’ accounts and tourist guidebooks, he brings back to life voices who can tell us what this valley looked like during the past 400 years.” – Nicholas Westbrook, Fort Ticonderoga Museum.
Chronicles of Lake Champlain: Journeys in War and Peace
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About the Book
“Chronicles of Lake Champlain is a collection of firsthand diaries, journals, reports, and guidebooks which illustrates the changing epochs in the history of the lake. From tumultuous war periods to the tranquil era of tourist excursions, Lake Champlain has made an indelible impression on visitors. By relying on the words of eyewitnesses, readers garner an intimate glimpse into the historic events as they unfolded during and after the wars; later in the book they are exposed to descriptions of long forgotten scenes of bustling communities and commercial trade along the lake. The introductions that accompany the words of each participant allow readers to comprehend the transitions at the lake that occurred in the intervals between periods covered in succeeding chapters.
Contents
Part 1 Passage in the Wilderness
Samuel de Champlain 1609
Peter Kalm 1749
Part II The French and Indian War
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm 1758
Jeffrey Amherst 1759
Robert Rogers 1760
Part III Settlement
William Gilliland 1765
Part IV The American Revolution
Jocelyn Feltham 1775
Bayze Wells 1776
Enos Hitchcock 1777
Part V Temporary Peace
Isaac Weld 1796
Part VI The War of 1812
Thomas Macdonough 1814
Part VII The Northern Tour
Tyrone Power 1835
Benjamin Clapp Butler 1873
Augusta Brown 1895
Seneca Ray Stoddard 1915
Russell Bellico captures the texture of each period in Lake Champlain’s history through firsthand accounts by witnesses and diarists, both illustrious and unknown. “From long-forgotten military diaries, travelers’ accounts and tourist guidebooks, he brings back to life voices who can tell us what this valley looked like during the past 400 years.” – Nicholas Westbrook, Fort Ticonderoga Museum.
ISBN
9780916346706
Format
Paperback
Page Count
440 pages
Dimensions
7 x 10 inches
Contains Illustrations