Marnie Feed Crowell's North To The St. Lawrence

Marnie Reed Crowell is what the North Country is all about! Marnie is a conservationist and a natural history writer and poet. She received her master’s degree in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania. Marnie is a believer in using art to speak for nature. She writes an environmental column in the St. Lawrence Plaindealer. Growing up from a young age Marnie learned to appreciate the natural world. In her first book, Greener Pastures she writes about her life with her husband on their farm in Canton, New York. Marnie also taught here at Saint Lawrence. While she was in the North Country she became very interested in the history of the Iroquois and Wabenaki Indians.
North To The St. Lawrence is a book about the history of the North Country. …show more content…
Talking about people who played a major role in these wars like, Abbe Piquet and Sir William Johnson who were rivals. She then goes on to talk about their encounters and the struggles they faced in the harsh winters of the North Country. To follow this is the Revolutionary War and the battles that took place in the North Country as well as the role the North Country played in the war. Creating a detailed timeline in the book from chapter to chapter explaining how it all shaped the North Country today. Continuing with the timeline of history in the United States she begins to discuss the War of 1812. Going into great detail of the preparations, battles and the end results of the war. Giving the reader an in depth understanding of the involvement of the North Country in the …show more content…
Marnie Crowell seems to be very knowledgeable about the history of the North Country. In the back of the book she lists the area of historical societies in the North Country allowing the reader if they wish, to go to these places to learn even more about the North Country. Just in case she missed something or if the reader has questions that she did not answer you can go to one of the historical societies to find all the answers you need. Additionally, there is also an index in the back of the book generating easy access to topics in the book if you are looking for something specific. Another, unique part of this book is that the epilogue is a very vivid description of a traveler’s experience through the North Country. Giving the reader great imagery of what bustling Canton, New York and other parts of the North Country used to be like. I really liked this part of the book because it allowed me to experience what Canton was like back in the day compared to what it is today. With the length of the book Marnie does a great job of flooding it with information. My only criticism is that the read was very tedious, Marnie could have put some more flair into the telling of the history because the read is a bit dull. But if you are looking to learn some history about the North Country this is a good