From the Regional History Material - [4th reprinting; 1st reprinting of the Dartmouth edition.]
First visit to the White Mountains. Names and heights of the different summits
Early settlers of Coos County. Their habits, courage and enterprise
The Crawfords. Their privations and hardships. Ethan's marriage.
Burning of the Crawford House. Sickness of Mrs. Crawford. Narrow escape from the flames.
Visitors to the Mountains. Anecdotes of Ethan A. Crawford. Mount Deception.
Mountain showers. Trapping the gray cat, or Siberia lynx. Winds in the Notch.
Mr. Crawford provides a tent for "Tip-Top." National convention on "Tip-Top." Extracts from the Crawford House album.
The storm of 1826. The great slide from the mountains. The destruction of the Willey family. Mr. Crawford's loss.
Search for minerals. The sad tale of Nancy. Nancy's Brook. Trip to the summit. Deep snows. Great rains. Trapping.
Mr. Crawford's purchase of a wolf and deer. Moose hunting. Old Abel's slide. Salting deer. Wolves' attack upon sheep. Trout fishing. Daniel Webster's visit. Mountain echoes.
Dennis Stanley's success at moose hunting. McIntire's ride down the Notch. Israel's river. John's river. Amonoosuc river. Pemegewasset river. Saco river. Peabody's river.
First death upon the mountains. Death of Lizzie Bourne. Death of Benjamin Chandler. White Mountains Hotels. Natural curiosities.
Thermometrical tables for the years 1853-4. Routes to the Mountains. Towns about the Mountains. Their accommodations for travelers. Best views from surrounding towns.
The manner in which Mr. Crawford lost his mountain home. Mr. Crawford's death. The way the children managed to obtain a living.
From the Regional History Material - [3rd reprinting; 1st Dartmouth edition]
First visit to the White Mountains. Names and heights of the different summits
Early settlers of Coos County. Their habits, courage and enterprise
The Crawfords. Their privations and hardships. Ethan's marriage.
Burning of the Crawford House. Sickness of Mrs. Crawford. Narrow escape from the flames.
Visitors to the Mountains. Anecdotes of Ethan A. Crawford. Mount Deception.
Mountain showers. Trapping the gray cat, or Siberia lynx. Winds in the Notch.
Mr. Crawford provides a tent for "Tip-Top." National convention on "Tip-Top." Extracts from the Crawford House album.
The storm of 1826. The great slide from the mountains. The destruction of the Willey family. Mr. Crawford's loss.
Search for minerals. The sad tale of Nancy. Nancy's Brook. Trip to the summit. Deep snows. Great rains. Trapping.
Mr. Crawford's purchase of a wolf and deer. Moose hunting. Old Abel's slide. Salting deer. Wolves' attack upon sheep. Trout fishing. Daniel Webster's visit. Mountain echoes.
Dennis Stanley's success at moose hunting. McIntire's ride down the Notch. Israel's river. John's river. Amonoosuc river. Pemegewasset river. Saco river. Peabody's river.
First death upon the mountains. Death of Lizzie Bourne. Death of Benjamin Chandler. White Mountains Hotels. Natural curiosities.
Thermometrical tables for the years 1853-4. Routes to the Mountains. Towns about the Mountains. Their accommodations for travelers. Best views from surrounding towns.
The manner in which Mr. Crawford lost his mountain home. Mr. Crawford's death. The way the children managed to obtain a living.