. The New England magazine . n-tains, from the first settlement of UpperCoos and Pequaket. By Lucy, wife ofF^than Allen Crawford, Esq., White Hills,1846. It was, however, virtually anautobiography of Ethan Allen Crawford,who apparently dictated the greater partof the narrative to his wife. It is aplain, unvarnished tale, but full of matter,and there is a peculiar beauty in manyof the (piaint, homely and unletteredphrases employed. This Crawford was amember of the large family of pioneerswho settled in the wilderness at the west-ern base of the Presidential range earlyin this century. He lived
. The New England magazine . n-tains, from the first settlement of UpperCoos and Pequaket. By Lucy, wife ofF^than Allen Crawford, Esq., White Hills,1846. It was, however, virtually anautobiography of Ethan Allen Crawford,who apparently dictated the greater partof the narrative to his wife. It is aplain, unvarnished tale, but full of matter,and there is a peculiar beauty in manyof the (piaint, homely and unletteredphrases employed. This Crawford was amember of the large family of pioneerswho settled in the wilderness at the west-ern base of the Presidential range earlyin this century. He lived on the moundknown as the Giants Grave, where theEabyan House now stands. He was agiant in stature and strength, and per-formed prodigies of courage, enduranceand force, which he recounts modestlyand ingenuously; altogether, he seems afit historical figure to be associated withthe place and time. He conductedmany parties to the top of the hill,built the first hut on the summit, and hisaccounts of the incidents attending these. Samuel Adams Drake
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