| Around Squam Lake Contributor(s): Heald Ph. D., Bruce D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738510017 ISBN-13: 9780738510019 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 974 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 6.32" W x 9.74" (0.65 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Geographic Orientation - New Hampshire |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Located in the foothills of the White Mountains, Squam Lake was not discovered by English settlers until the mid-1700s. However, the lake area had long been inhabited by the Abenaki Nation of the Algonquin Federation. These people called the waters Kees-ee-hunk-nip-ee, meaning "goose lake in the highlands" (later shortened to Kusumpy or Casumpa) and also Asquam, meaning "water." The latter name was eventually shortened to become Squam Lake. With more than two hundred rare images, Around Squam Lake celebrates the beauty, the geology, and the history of Squam Valley. The book includes early Native American lore and the gradual development of what are known as the Five Towns-namely, Moultonboro, Sandwich, Holderness, Center Harbor, and Ashland. It reflects upon "big" Squam Lake and Little Squam Lake (where On Golden Pond was filmed), highlighting the shoreline points and coves, the succession of islands that dot the surface, and the surrounding mountains, which include the Squam Mountain range, the Sandwich range, and Red Hill, which rises at the head of the valley. |
Contributor Bio(s): Heald Ph. D., Bruce D.: - Educator, writer, and historian Bruce D. Heald, Ph.D., is the author of numerous books on New Hampshire history. For Around Squam Lake, he uses stunning photographs from the archives of historical societies around the lake to supplement those from his own collection. The result is a stirring tribute to a New Hampshire lake area of incomparable splendor. |