Adirondack Hotels and Inns - Couverture souple

Williams, Donald R

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0738557692 ISBN 13 : 9780738557694

Editeur : Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2008

Synopsis

The Adirondack region evolved over years from vast, impassable wilderness to a land of logging camps, tanneries, sawmills, and small settlements. By the end of the 19th century, the area grew again, becoming a tourist destination famed for its great hotels, quaint inns, cottages, and rustic cabins. The hotels and inns spread throughout the Adirondacks, beginning after the Civil War and continuing during the Gilded Age between World Wars I and II. The region drew the rich and famous, as well as workers and families escaping the polluted cities. This volume contains 200 vintage images of those famed accommodations that catered to years of Adirondack visitors. Most of the buildings seen in this book no longer exist, having been destroyed by fires, the wrecking ball, or simply forgotten over time. Adirondack Hotels and Inns provides a timeless look at the vacation retreats of the past.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Donald R. Williams is a well-known educator, lecturer, columnist, and author. He has written eight other books on the Adirondacks, among them The Adirondacks: 1830-1930, The Adirondacks: 1931-1990, Along the Adirondack Trail, and Adirondack Ventures, all in the Images of America series.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0738557692
• ISBN 13: 9780738557694
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible