Sails and Steam in the Mountains.

Fleischmanns NY.: Purple Mountain Press, Ltd. , (1992).. 'A maritime and military history of Lake George and Lake Champlain'. The battle for control over the two waterways which were the logical entrance from Canada into the center of the English colonies and hence were the scene of a continuous strategic struggle for two centuries. 'An exciting story, told with verve and with authority' - Peter Stanford. In fine condition. . 25 cm. 393 pp. b/w engraved double page seascape on title page. b/w drawn map as frontispiece. b/w photographs, engravings, battle plans, maps, portraits, landscapes, drawings, reproductions ships' plans and ground plans full page and within text. Soft covers.