A collection of colorful stories about some of New Hampshire's most notable newsmakers and remarkable historic events. Includes photos.
Hidden in the cracks and crevices of the Granite State are the stories of pioneers who pursued their passions, creating legacies along the way. Compiled by a Smithsonian researcher and former Boston Globe contributor, this treasury includes tales of:
the mountain man who became an innkeeper
the "Bird Man" who took his passion to the White House
the gentleman who ascended the highest peak in the Northeast in a steam-powered locomobile
the story of one skier's dramatic win at the 1939 "American Inferno" Mount Washington race
the Shaker Meetinghouse, built in just one day, in complete silence
the gallant efforts to save the Old Man of the Mountain