“The Rising Country”. The Hale-Amherst Correspondence, 1799-1825

xlviii + 487 pp. B/w illustrations; maps; colour frontispiece. Publications of the Champlain Society, 65. Limited to an edition of 830. This is one of 98 unnumbered copies held back for review purposes and includes publisher’s blurb laid in, plus supporting material consisting of history of the Champlain Society and most recent catalogue of its publications. Top corners slightly bumped.