Excerpt from East of the White Hills The design Of the compiler of the following vol ume was to collect some Of the most thrilling sketches connected with the region East of the White Hills. Great care has been taken in selecting from the most interesting descriptions given of these events. The compiler also wishes to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Dana Estes co., in granting permission to give in this volume historical and descriptive matter from The White Hills, Their Legends, Landscape; and Poetry, by Thomas Starr King. A handsome new edition. Illustrated with eleven beautiful full page photogravure plates, besides upwards of sixty wood engravings in the text. This' edition Of Starr King's famous White Hills has received nothing but praise and good words from the press and all who have seen it. The literature of the White Mountains has be come very extensive Since these chapters were written, but no one has seen so deeply into the beauties of that magnificent scenery, nor described them with so much feeling and poetry. Since then, too, a new generation has grown up, and a work Of this never failing charm and artistic value is in constant demand. For sale by all booksellers, or sent postpaid by the publishers upon receipt of the price. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.