Category: White Mountains
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Willey Family Disaster
A COMICS POEM; ExtrapolatedĀ from Frank Leavitt’s original 3-verse poemĀ (1885):
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Swett 10: Snow-balling in June
1865: The restorative powers of the White Mountains during the closing months of the Civil War…
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I Saw You on I-93
Here’s my apocalyptic morning meditation on mortality & traffic in the “Live Free or Die” state…
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Swett 5: Spring Blizzard
1865: A late-spring snow storm surprises Swett in his seat on the roof of the stage…
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ADVENTURES of a DEAF-MUTE… (Cover & Intro Links)
Let’s kick off this series with a pin-up image of Mr. Swett in the Flumeā¦
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Swett 1: Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains
1865: Deaf-mute Henniker native William B. Swett begins his journey to the White Mountains…
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Darby Field Climbs Mount Washington (1642)
Two Indian guides lead the first European expedition to the top of the White Mountains…
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Video: “John Weeks, 1911”
A sing-along music video based on the landmark Weeks Act of 1911… ALSO SEE: The Weeks Act Comic! >> DOWNLOAD:Printable 2-page PDF 2-page JPG version: SOURCE MATERIALS: Here are some of the primary sources that helped make this song & comic possible: The Weeks Act itself = I looked up the pages from the 1911 congressional…
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“Walk to Camp” by Becky Rule (Guest Post)
NH storyteller Becky Rule adds some quick cartoons to her tale of a fashionable bear encounter: (Drawn & told at the Weeks Act Centennial festivals, 2011)
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The Weeks Act of 1911
Here’s a comic to celebrate the Weeks Act Centennial, drawn at the intersection of environmental science, government policy, activism, & private industry… ALSO SEE: The Weeks Act Music Video! >> DOWNLOAD: printable 2-page PDF >> ALSO SEE: The Weeks Act Music Video! >> REFERENCE IMAGES: The starting point for my research was the text of the Weeks…