Beaver River Country

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Descrição

Encompassing the lands immediately surrounding the upper reaches of the Beaver River from its headwaters at Lake Lila to Beaver Lake at the settlement of Number Four, Beaver River country is the largest undisturbed tract of forest in the entire northeastern United States. During the nineteenth century it was widely considered to be the very heart of the Adirondacks and was visited by thousands of tourists seeking outdoor recreation. The area boasted a busy railroad station, two grand hotels, an exclusive resort, and an elaborate great camp, as well as dozens of guides camps and sporting clubs.

Pitts traces the generations of people who inhabited the region, from the ancestors of the Haudenosaunee, to the early European settlers, to the vacation communities and seasonal visitors. With each generation, Pitts shows how Beaver River country escaped the forces that fragmented and destroyed the wilderness in much of the Northeast. The forest and waters that attracted the early visitors are still there, preserved by a combination of happenstance and dedicated effort. Filled with rare vintage photographs, this book is a vivid portrait of this wild region, revealing how it came to be and why it survives.

Sobre o Livro

A região do alto Beaver River, do nascedouro no Lake Lila até Beaver Lake em Number Four, aparece como o maior trecho preservado de floresta no nordeste dos Estados Unidos, com referência a estação ferroviária, grandes hotéis, um resort exclusivo e acampamentos de guias.

Pitts percorre as gerações que habitaram a área, desde ancestrais Haudenosaunee e os primeiros colonos europeus até as comunidades de veraneio e os visitantes sazonais que moldaram a ocupação local.

Rico em fotografias antigas, o livro destaca elementos concretos — florestas, rios e lagos — e as práticas humanas e fortunas circunstanciais que permitiram a conservação dessa paisagem.