For two centuries, Mount Washington has been the object of countless writers' wonder and fascination. In this volume, more than twenty previously written pieces inspired by New England's highest peak have been carefully selected, and collectively these cover nearly every aspect of the mountain's storied past. Tag along on early explorations of the White Mountains and its fabled Presidential Range. Follow the history of the nation's first mountain-climbing...

" ... an exploration of one of New Hampshire's least known mountain lists, the 52 With a View. It's a hiking story unlike any other, as the author takes on the task of turning a determined, urban elementary child into an experienced back-woods hiker, and in the process finds that sometimes the most important lessons are the ones that she teaches him. [This is] a journey and a mediation on the transformative power of friendship, commitment and the...