Comics about NH’s White Mountains:
Willey Family Disaster
A COMICS POEM; Extrapolated from Frank Leavitt’s original 3-verse poem (1885):
Swett 10: Snow-balling in June
1865: The restorative powers of the White Mountains during the closing months of the Civil War…
I Saw You on I-93
Here’s my apocalyptic morning meditation on mortality & traffic in the “Live Free or Die” state…
Swett 5: Spring Blizzard
1865: A late-spring snow storm surprises Swett in his seat on the roof of the stage…
ADVENTURES of a DEAF-MUTE… (Cover & Intro Links)
Let’s kick off this series with a pin-up image of Mr. Swett in the Flume…
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…
Darby Field Climbs Mount Washington (1642)
Two Indian guides lead the first European expedition to the top of the White Mountains…
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…
“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)
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…
Other resources:
The History of the White Mountains (Crawford, 1845)
Historical Relics of the White Mountains (Spaulding, 1855)
Incidents in White Mountain History (Willey, 1858)
- An account of Thoreau’s 1858 hike up Mt. Washington.
The Great Stone Face & Other Tales of the White Mountains (Hawthorne)
White Mountain Art & Artists [www.WhiteMountainArt.com]
Live Free and Draw 
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