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The Hudson River in Literature - An Anthology (Paperback, 2)
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The Hudson River in Literature - An Anthology (Paperback, 2)
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A second, enlarged edition of a popular anthology, The Hudson River
in Literature contains an abundance of poems and excerpts from
novels and essays describing the Hudson River, work and travel on
it, and life alongside it prior to the twentieth century. Included
here are works by such well-known writers as Washingon Irving,
James Fenimore Cooper, William Cullen Bryant, Edgar Allen Poe, and
Walt Whitman, as well as selections by lesser-known writers (like
Joseph Rodman Drake and Nathaniel Parker Willis) whose works are
either out of print or are available only as part of their selected
works. From Whitman's "mast-hemm'd Manhattan" to Nathaniel Parker
Willis' "sabbath solitude" on upstate riverbanks, anyone familiar
with what is often called the American Rhine, and indeed many who
are not, will enjoy the detailed, still-accurate descriptions of
the river itself. But perhaps even more enjoyable are the numerous
excerpts that describe particular aspects of Hudson life- Indian
canoes, Dutch farms, steamboat excursions, and the majestic
scenery- which allows one to visualize the river at a time when it
dominated life in Eastern New York. This handsome volume has been
made more so by the inclusion of 65 illustrations, not found in the
original edition, which lavishly depict many of the locales
descibed in various texts. The illustrations, by such renowned
artists as Currier and Ives, Greenville Perkins, William Bartlett,
and Felix Darley, include regional maps, portraits of authors, and
reproductions of historic sites and homes.
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