{"product_id":"the-white-mountains-9780738537320","title":"The White Mountains","description":"Since the development of photography in the midnineteenth century, the camera has been used as a tool of both discovery and preservation. Photographs bring alive our image of the past, and can open a floodgate of memories and nostalgia or inspire curiosity and a sense of history. The White Mountain region, with its lofty, granitecapped peaks, steep-sided notches and sweeping valleys, long ago captured the public s imagination. The Cristall hills may have been known to European explorers as early as the 1520s when high mountains were sighted off the New England coast by Giovanni da Verrazano; Darby Field s pioneering 1642 ascent of Mount Washington initiated a period of discovery that is still taking place today. Based on several remarkable photographic collections, this book presents a chronological record of the people, localities and events that have given these ancient hills their extraordinary character. These images, combined with illuminating and insightful captions, bring the reader on a nostalgic journey through the rich social and cultural history of what was once called the Switzerland of America. \"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738537320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.74w x 0.36d","brand":"Randall H. Bennett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38012936192181,"sku":"9780738537320","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_08a057e6-cd5c-466d-993e-4f006a09805a.jpg?v=1609138503","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-white-mountains-9780738537320","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}