Lawrence P. Gooley

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People & Places of the Adirondacks & Foothills, Volume 7

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People & Places of the Adirondacks, Volume 7-Front Cover

The People & Places of the Adirondacks collection contains a variety of story types: original works of hard history, the lives of unusual people, noteworthy accomplishments, groundbreaking inventions, remarkable mishaps, oddities, and humor.

They all have one thing in common: each is rooted in the North Country, defined here as the Adirondacks and foothills. The region’s past is filled with relative or complete unknowns who were, in fact, highly accomplished individuals. Many of the chapters here reveal their stories, which are well worth preserving. Those and others are presented with a purpose that is threefold: to educate, amuse, and entertain.

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The Battle of Plattsburgh Question & Answer Book

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The Battle of Plattsburgh Question & Answer Book-Front Cover

The Battle of Plattsburgh Question & Answer Book will bring to the reader a wealth of interesting information in a unique and fun style.

For instance, did you know:

  • That Thomas Macdonough once destroyed a famous ship of the United States Navy?
  • That Plattsburgh has an unusual link to Pearl Harbor?
  • That Vermont once minted its own coins?
  • What caused that red glare that Francis Scott Key wrote of in our national anthem?
  • That Thomas Macdonough performed legendary heroic deeds in another war before Plattsburgh?
  • That a famous American forever linked to glory in the War of 1812 was a war protestor?
  • That the rooster story on the Saratoga may have origins related to Thomas Macdonough himself?
  • That President John Quincy Adams promoted Alexander Macomb ahead of two senior ranking generals?

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