The individuals who were dispatched to the lake during the eighteenth-century wars witnessed history unfolding, while others traveled as tourists during the nineteenth century. The stories told by the journal keepers represent personal glimpses into their lives and the historic occurrences of the day. In reading these diaries, we are sharing the experiences of the chroniclers as they participated in major military campaigns or leisurely enjoyed the region of Lake George in a later era. . . .
Primary sources allow one to separate myths from fact.
The central role of Lake George in both military and social history emerges in the words of eyewitnesses, and Bellico's extended introductions to each provide the best compact history of the lake to date. . . Russell Bellico teaches economic history at Westfield State College in Massachusetts. A companion volume to this one, Chronicles of Lake Champlain was published in 1999. A summer resident of Lake George, Dr. Bellico has spent over two decades photographing shipwrecks. All rights reserved.