CANTON -- Tom French, Massena English teacher and author of “River Views: A History of the 1000 Islands in 3-D,” will give a presentation on nineteenth century stereographs (three-dimensional photographs) of St. Lawrence County and the Thousand Islands at the St. Lawrence County Historical Association.

The presentation will take place Thursday, April 20, at noon, and is part of the monthly Brown Bag Lunch Series, which is free and open to the public. Bring your own lunch and enjoy a beverage and dessert provided by the SLCHA.

The presentation will include a brief history of stereography and many images of St. Lawrence County and the Thousand Islands that do not appear in the book.

French will also bring a number of stereoview reproductions and viewers so that the audience can have an opportunity to view the images in 3-D, as they were meant to be seen.

After the presentation, he will be available for questions and a book signing.

Tom French’s work has been featured in Mac Life, Adirondack Explorer, Adirondack Life, Thousand IslandLife.com, Stereo World, and The Watertown Daily Times.

“River Views: A History of the 1000 Islands in 3-D” was awarded a Silver Medal for Best Regional Book in the Northeast in the 2012 Independent Publishers Book Awards; the book comes with a special viewer that allows readers to view the 125-year-old photographs of the Thousand Islands in three dimensions.