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Hides, Hemlocks and Adirondack History : How the Tanning Industry Influenced the Region's Growth
Overview
The story of how Adirondack forests lured investments from financial centers; how roads pushed deep into the wilderness; how tanneries were built in remote places and how towns sprang up around them; how hides were shipped to canal ports in Warrensburg or along the Erie Canal and how teamsters drove great distances to reach the tanneries. A largely forgotten history is brought to life in this well-researched book of an industry that disappeared in the 1890s.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780932052995
- ISBN-10: 0932052991
- Publisher: North Country Books
- Publish Date: May 1991
- Dimensions: 9.26 x 6.44 x 1.06 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.97 pounds
- Page Count: 332
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