{"product_id":"the-adirondacks-american-playground","title":"The Adirondacks: American Playground","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Adirondacks: American Playground is a super-Baedeker about one of our nation's most interesting and storied regions, written comprehensively and with skill and ardor. It will be valuable for those who want to work there as well as for those who want to play there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scope of the work may be indicated by the chapter titles-\"Geography and Natural Resources of the Adirondacks,\" which covers the mountains, lakes, weather, lumbering, mining, the forest preserve and the New York State Conservation Commission; \"Flora and Fauna of the Adirondacks,\" \"Early Inhabitants and Travelers in the Adirondacks\" (ranging from Indians to the Hermit of Cold River Flow), \"An Introductory Tour of the Adirondacks\" (including such fascinating spots as the North Pole at Whiteface Mountain, the Land of Make Believe and The Place of 1,000 Animals), \"The Southern Watershed: People and Places of the Hudson-Mohawk Valleys,\" \"The Northeast Watershed: The Lake Champlain Basin\" and \"The Northwest Watershed: Waters of Lake Ontario and the Upper St. Lawrence.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the definitive book about the Adirondacks—a treasure-trove about the region, past and present, its places of interest, people, institutions and flora and fauna.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture section illustrates tangibly the author's enthusiasm and will induce the reader to share it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charles Albert Sleicher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48934461014266,"sku":"SW-B2\/34\/05252026","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/3387\/5450\/files\/IMG_0877_7b9caebe-89ce-4f73-ad54-3ce00220e277.jpg?v=1779806343","url":"https:\/\/flippedpages.com\/products\/the-adirondacks-american-playground","provider":"Flipped Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}