It Happened in New Hampshire: Stories of Events and People That Shaped Granite State History - Paperback

From a bizarre French and Indian War battle to the state's first impeachment trial, It Happened in New Hampshire looks at intriguing people and episodes from the history of the Granite State.

• Relive the humorous, not-so-adventurous "camping" trip by a group of America's most famous industrial titans in 1919, whose necessities included a personal chef and an electric generator.
• Find out how one woman's kind act toward a young Native American years later spared her and her children from certain death during a ruthless revenge attack on settlers in a Dover garrison.
• Learn how concern to protect the White Mountains from environmental degradation contributed to the establishment of national forests across the United States.
• Discover how a fearless force of thirty soldiers refused surrender and sucessfully held off an army of 700 French militia and Indian allies at a remote outpost.
• Read about how two colonial governors--who, coincidentally, were close relatives--shocked their citizens with nearly equally scandalous, completely unexpected marriages.

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Reading line: Extraordinary events and notable characters from New Hampshire's past From the lost settlement of Pannaway to the demise of a state symbol, It Happened in New Hampshire looks at intriguing people and episodes from the history of the Granite State. -Relive the humorous, not-so-adventurous "camping" trip by a group of America's most famous industrial titans in 1919, whose necessities included a personal chef and an electric generator. -Find out how one woman's kind act toward a young Native American years later spared her and her children from certain death during a ruthless revenge attack on settlers in a Dover garrison. -Discover how concern to protect the White Mountains from the degradation of unchecked tourism, forest fires, and logging contributed to the establishment of national forests protected under federal law. -Read about how two colonial governors--who, coincidentally, were close relatives--shocked their citizens with nearly equally scandalous, completely unexpected marriages. Stillman Rogers is a New Hampshire native who writes travel columns for newspapers and magazines and also writes a travel blog at https: //bestgetaways.wordpress.com. Stillman also is the author of several books about New England, including New Hampshire Off the Beaten Path, and lives in Richmond, New Hampshire.