Castorland: French Refugees in the Western Adirondacks, 1793-1814
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Castorland, "the land of beavers," is a vast tract on the Black River between Lowville and Carthage in Lewis County, New York. Two hundred years ago, nobility and clergy retreating from the French Revolution founded settlements in this area. Drawing on the Castorland Journal, a day-to-day account kept by Simon Desjardins and Pierre Pharoux, Edith Pilcher presents a wealth of facts about this unique community and its failed struggle to establish...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0801478251
ISBN13:9780801478253
Release Date:December 2012
Publisher:Fall Creek Books
Length:254 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 8.0" x 9.0"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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