Book of the Week (7/24/2017)

Mount Washington: Narratives and Perspectives edited by Mike Dickerman (Mt. Pleasant, S.C. : History Press, 2017).

Longtime northern New Hampshire resident and author Mike Dickerman previously wrote for the Littleton Courier newspaper, then in 1996 started his own publishing company, Bondcliff Books in Littleton, NH. He writes, publishes and distributes books related to New Hampshire's North Country, White Mountains and New England.

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 train and witness many of Mount Washington's tales of human tragedies. --Publisher's blurb.

 Join Mike at Gibson's Bookstore in Concord, NH on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at 5:30pm!