Randall H. Bennett

The White Mountains: Alps of New England (Nh) (Making of America) Randall H. Bennett

This fabled districtóAmericaís first tourist playgroundó boasts the highest peaks in the Northeast and the worldís worst weather. Rising above the forests, lakes, and rivers of northern New Hampshire and western Maine, this storied range is the centerpiece of the 770,000-acre White Mountain National Forest. These mountains have witnessed centuries of change, from Native Americans through early European settlers, the arrival of railroads and automobiles, and the rise of the grand hotels during the regionís heyday. ÝÝ