Where the Rivers Flow North
by Howard Frank Mosher

In these six stories, Mosher captures one of the last frontiers in America, and draws vivid and wonderfully real portraits of the men and women who live in its harsh splendor.

The Art of Splitting Stone: Early Rock Quarrying Methods in Pre-Industrial New England 1630-1825
by Mary Gage and James Gage (Powwow River Books)

"Half-round, three inch long marks found in granite blocks are the quintessential means by which most people recognize quarried stone. Yet, it is only one of eleven different rock splitting methods used in New England between 1630 and 1825." (Please phone to order)

The Moosilauke Reader
by R.W. Averill  (Moose Country Press)

"An illustrated collection of stories written over the last two centuries centered on Mt. Mooselauke, the westernmost peak of the White Mountains of New Hampshire."
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Granite and Cedar
by John M. Miller and Howard Frank Mosher  (Thistle Hill Publications/Vermont Folk Life Center)

"Granite and Cedar" uses arresting black-and-white photography backed up by moving fiction to examine a major cultural phenomenon of our time - the striking changes wrought on Vermont's most rural area, its 'Northeast Kingdom', by outside social and economic forces of the late Twentieth century."

The White Mountain Reader
Mike Dickerman, ed.  (Bondcliff Books)

"In 'The White Mountain Reader', editor and area historian Mike Dickerman has compiled nearly 40 previously written pieces which together tell the story of New England's greatest mountain region."
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Spiked Boots
by Robert E. Pike (Countryman Press)

In the glory days of log drives on the rivers of New England, whenever a riverman was killed on the drive, his comrades hung his spiked boots on a tree to mark the spot. As a youth, Robert Pike came across such a pair of boots, and from that moment was born his lifelong fascination with the colorful history of the New England logging industry.

Stark Decency
by Allen V. Koop (University Press of New England)

"An evocative history of a World War II German POW camp in New Hampshire, where friendships among prisoners, guards, and villagers overcame the bitter divisions of war."

Where Does the Wild Goose Go?
by Willem Lange (University Press of New England)

"With this new collection of stories, veteran New England storyteller Willem Lange celebrates the unforgettable people who have enriched his life. Meet his memorable sixth-grade teacher, the kindly scoutmaster, the best pancake chef, and others."

A Year in the Notch
by William Sarget (University Press of New England)

"?here comes science writer Bill Sargent giving us a proper natural history, with no pretentious philosophizing and no overwrought epiphanies."

Shrouded Memories
by Floyd Ramsey (Bondcliff Books)

In "Shrouded Memories" New Hampshire native and historian Floyd W. Ramsey delves into the region's fascinating past with a collection of 18 White Mountain stories chronicling notable events and people from the past two centuries."
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