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If you're a retailer, you can establish a wholesale purchasing account. We sell directly to you, not using bloated middlemen such as Baker and Taylor. This ensures you get our titles on the cheap and quickly. If you want to establish a wholesale purchasing account, let us know via our contact page.
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❧ Deep History: Place Names of Lake Champlain
Published by Beechwood Books in 2023. By Erik Schlimmer, foreword by Daniel Cole. 500 pages, 63 images. All 392 Lake Champlain toponyms – 124 in New York and 268 in Vermont – historically decoded for your reading pleasure. The only such book dedicated to "America's Sixth Great Lake."
"The in-depth analysis and contextualizing of available records of place names in Deep History ensures Erik's efforts will become the definitive resource for Lake Champlain toponyms and a reference that will only increase in significance." ~ Daniel Cole, Town of Charlotte historian
Inventory status: IN STOCK
$28 (retail price of $24 + $4 shipping), signed by the author
❧ With an Ax and a Rifle: Settler and Onomastic History of the Adirondacks
Published by Beechwood Books in 2023. By Erik Schlimmer, foreword by Craig Leggett. 1,170 pages, 184 images. Most thorough Adirondack history book ever written, produced with the help of fifty historians, settlement history of all 92 Adirondack towns. Includes folded 18" x 24" settlement poster map.
"These stories, this history, give readers a better sense of where they are and create a feeling of belonging to something special, something unique, something enduring with timeless value." ~ Craig Leggett, Town of Chester supervisor
Inventory status: IN STOCK
$58 (retail price of $48 + poster map + $10 insured Priority shipping), signed by the author
❧ With an Ax and a Rifle settlement poster map
Published by Beechwood Books in 2023. By Jeanne Bianchine and Erik Schlimmer. Settlement poster map that complements With an Ax and a Rifle. If you want the poster for free, order the book. If you just want the poster, don't order the book.
Inventory status: IN STOCK
$15 (retail price of $15 + FREE shipping)
❧ From Northville to Placid: Place Names of New York's Oldest Long Trail
Published by Beechwood Books in 2021. By Erik Schlimmer, foreword by James Appleton. 162 pages, 49 images. All seventy named features along this 138-mile path historically decoded for your reading pleasure. The only such book dedicated to the Northville Placid Trail.
"Erik's From Northville to Placid creates the opportunity for hikers to experience the Northville Placid Trail in a way that no one before him has offered." ~ James Appleton, Founder and Host of The 46 of 46 Podcast
Inventory status: IN STOCK
$20 (retail price of $16 + $4 shipping), signed by the author
❧ Color Remote: Bushwhacking the Adirondack Mountains
Published in 2019, 340 pages, 321 images, foreword by Anne Brewer. Most expansive Adirondack photo book ever produced, each copy hand-numbered and signed, not available at retail locations, only 1,000 ever to be published. Get it before it's gone forever.
"If you're looking for a photo book that illustrates the true wild side of the Adirondack Mountains, Color Remote is a must-have."
~ LOCALadk
Inventory status: IN STOCK
$48 (retail price of $40 + $8 insured Priority shipping)
❧ Color Remote Sale-isfaction Guaranteed Sale-athon Sale-ebration
Four copies of Color Remote at a package deal price. Normally $192.
Inventory status: IN STOCK
$160 (discounted price of $160 + FREE insured Priority shipping)
❧ Cradle of the Union: A Street by Street History of New York's Capital City
Published in 2019, 510 pages, 135 photos, foreword by John J. McEneny. Ground-breaking research and writing historically decodes all 785 street names within the City of Albany.
"Dipping into this book is like opening a bag of potato chips. You're not going to be able to read just one entry." ~ Times Union
Inventory status: IN STOCK
$28 (retail price of $24 + $4 shipping), signed by the author
❧ Among the Cloud Splitters: Place Names of High Peaks Wilderness Area
Published in 2016, 232 pages, 45 photos, foreword by Jack Drury. Learn the fascinating history behind all 224 named features in New York's largest wilderness area.
"Erik's passion for wilderness bucket lists has nearly become an obsession... while his willingness to dig deep to find the sources for toponyms is relentless." ~ Jack Drury, author of The Backcountry Classroom
Inventory status: IN STOCK
$20 (retail price of $16 + $4 shipping), signed by the author
❧ My Adirondacks: Ten Stories from Twenty Years
Published in 2015, 270 pages, 10 photos. Rousing stories of camping with cops, chasing bears, getting lost, and eating apple pie naked in the woods. Voted Best Memoir by the Adirondack Center for Writing.
"Schlimmer's become an Adirondack steward, as interested in the history of the Adirondacks and the people who loved the land before him as he is in the region's future." ~ SectionHiker.com
Inventory status: IN STOCK
$22 (retail price of $18 + $4 shipping), signed by the author
❧ History Inside the Blue Line: Place Names of the Trans Adirondack Route
Published in 2014, 238 pages, 30 photos, foreword by Michael Kudish. The first highly-readable Adirondack place name book ever written. Historically decodes the 125 named features along the Trans Adirondack Route.
"With fine touches of humor and the historic gems he's unearthed, Erik entices us to learn more about early life in the mountains."
~ Carol Stone-White, author of Adirondack Peak Experiences
Inventory status: IN STOCK
$22 (retail price of $18 + $4 shipping), signed by the author
❧ Blue Line to Blue Line: The Official Guide to the Trans Adirondack Route
Published in 2013, 290 pages, 9 photos, foreword by Laura Waterman. The only guide to the East's wildest pathway. Includes detailed directions, how-to lists, and all information needed for a 240-mile thru-hike.
"Schlimmer uses all his skills learned from thousands of miles of hiking to create a meticulous guide to the Trans Adirondack Route. Blue Line to Blue Line will reward readers with spectacular experiences." ~ Dick Anderson, founder of the International Appalachian Trail
Inventory status: IN STOCK
$22 (retail price of $18 + $4 shipping), signed by the author
❧ Trans Adirondack Route Maps
Published in 2019, overview map, 26 individual maps, comprehensive list of shelters. The only map set detailing the route from end-to-end. 1:40,000 scale, 100-foot contour intervals.
Designed for use with Blue Line to Blue Line.
Inventory status: IN STOCK
$19 (retail price of $15 + $4 shipping)
❧ Trans Adirondack Route maps and Blue Line to Blue Line package deal
Purchase the maps and the guidebook together and save money.
Inventory status: IN STOCK
$35 (discounted price of $30 + $5 shipping)
❧ The Most Righteous and Economically-Savvy Purchase Ever
All nine of our titles at a package deal price. Deep History, With an Ax and a Rifle, From Northville to Placid, Color Remote, Cradle of the Union, Among the Cloud Splitters, My Adirondacks, History Inside the Blue Line, and Blue Line to Blue Line. Normally $268. If you want to switch and swap specific titles, contact us.
Inventory status: IN STOCK
$200 (discounted price of $200 + FREE insured Priority shipping), all titles signed by the author
