Author: Frances F. Dunwell
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231070430
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Discusses the area's folklore and history, its portrayal in art, the role of West Point as a gateway to America, and the creation of Bear Mountain Park.
The Hudson River Highlands
Author: Frances F. Dunwell
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231070430
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Discusses the area's folklore and history, its portrayal in art, the role of West Point as a gateway to America, and the creation of Bear Mountain Park.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231070430
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Discusses the area's folklore and history, its portrayal in art, the role of West Point as a gateway to America, and the creation of Bear Mountain Park.
The Hudson
Author: Frances F. Dunwell
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231509960
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
“A commanding and inspiring biography of a river that gave rise to an art movement, progressive social quests, [and] landmark environmental cases.” —Booklist (starred review) Includes maps, photos, and illustrations Frances F. Dunwell presents a rich portrait of the Hudson and of the visionary people whose deep relationship with the river inspired changes in American history and culture. Lavishly illustrated with color plates of Hudson River School paintings, period engravings, and glass plate photography, The Hudson captures the spirit of the river through the eyes of its many admirers. It reveals the crucial role of the Hudson in the shaping of Manhattan, the rise of the Empire State, and the trajectory of world trade and global politics, as well as the river’s influence on art and architecture, engineering, and conservation. “A story of interaction between people and the environment and a story of continuing inspiration and renewal.” —Library Journal
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231509960
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
“A commanding and inspiring biography of a river that gave rise to an art movement, progressive social quests, [and] landmark environmental cases.” —Booklist (starred review) Includes maps, photos, and illustrations Frances F. Dunwell presents a rich portrait of the Hudson and of the visionary people whose deep relationship with the river inspired changes in American history and culture. Lavishly illustrated with color plates of Hudson River School paintings, period engravings, and glass plate photography, The Hudson captures the spirit of the river through the eyes of its many admirers. It reveals the crucial role of the Hudson in the shaping of Manhattan, the rise of the Empire State, and the trajectory of world trade and global politics, as well as the river’s influence on art and architecture, engineering, and conservation. “A story of interaction between people and the environment and a story of continuing inspiration and renewal.” —Library Journal
The Hudson River & the Highlands
Author: Robert Glenn Ketchum
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Photography of trees, rivers and streams.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Photography of trees, rivers and streams.
The Hudson Highlands
Author: William T. Howell
Publisher: Walking News
ISBN: 9780915850037
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Publisher: Walking News
ISBN: 9780915850037
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Legends and Lore of the Hudson Highlands
Author: Jonathan Kruk
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1609498747
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The Hudson Highlands launched revolutions of independence, industry and creativity, and have long enchanted artists and hikers with countless mysteries that still thrive in the area. Leni-Lenape legend told of an ancient giant slumbering between Storm King and Breakneck Ridge. During the Revolution, George Washington saved the new nation from a military coup by donning glasses. The ghost of the twice-hanged pirate William Kidd returns to secluded caves and hamlets in the Highlands to guard his treasure. Professional storyteller Jonathan Kruk unveils a treasure of stories of the historic, mysterious and colorful Hudson Highlands.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1609498747
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The Hudson Highlands launched revolutions of independence, industry and creativity, and have long enchanted artists and hikers with countless mysteries that still thrive in the area. Leni-Lenape legend told of an ancient giant slumbering between Storm King and Breakneck Ridge. During the Revolution, George Washington saved the new nation from a military coup by donning glasses. The ghost of the twice-hanged pirate William Kidd returns to secluded caves and hamlets in the Highlands to guard his treasure. Professional storyteller Jonathan Kruk unveils a treasure of stories of the historic, mysterious and colorful Hudson Highlands.
The Hudson Highlands
Author: William Thompson Howell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Highlands of the Hudson Forest Reservation
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Highlands of the Hudson Forest Reservation
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
The Hudson Highlands
Author: Wallace Bruce
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 338551715X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 338551715X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
The Hudson River Today and Yesterday
Author: Arthur Platts Abbott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Dracula
Author: Hamilton Deane
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573608223
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Drama Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston, from Bram Stoker's novel Characters: 6 male, 2 female 3 Interior Scenes An enormously successful revival of this classic opened on Broadway in 1977 fifty years after the original production. This is one of the great mystery thrillers and is generally considered among the best of its kind. Lucy Seward, whose father is the doctor in charge of an English sanitorium, has been attacked by some mysterious illness. Dr. Van Helsing,
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573608223
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Drama Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston, from Bram Stoker's novel Characters: 6 male, 2 female 3 Interior Scenes An enormously successful revival of this classic opened on Broadway in 1977 fifty years after the original production. This is one of the great mystery thrillers and is generally considered among the best of its kind. Lucy Seward, whose father is the doctor in charge of an English sanitorium, has been attacked by some mysterious illness. Dr. Van Helsing,
The Hudson River Guidebook
Author: Arthur G. Adams
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
ISBN: 9780823216796
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
The first comprehensive guide to the Hudson since the works of Ernest Ingersoll were published in the early 1900s, this guidebook arrives to fill the need for a detailed, point-by-point guide to the river from its intersection with the Atlantic to its source in the Adirondacks. Adams offers his reader five routes by which to tour the region. The traveler can venture directly up the main steamboat channel, or choose road and rail routes on the east and west shores of the river. Maps for each route are included, together with suggestions for excursions to many points of local and historical interest along the way. Over 250 photographs and paintings, and excerpts from American authors pepper the book, giving multiple perspectives of the region's long history. For the armchair as well as the actual traveler, from the Abyssal Plain to Doodletown and Chevaux de-Frise, past Anthony's nose, Burden's ironworks, and the Saratoga Battle Field to the Hudson's source at Lake Tear of the Clouds - this is the perfect traveling guide to the Hudson River region, rich in its history and culture, and ever-plentiful in its breathtaking sights.
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
ISBN: 9780823216796
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
The first comprehensive guide to the Hudson since the works of Ernest Ingersoll were published in the early 1900s, this guidebook arrives to fill the need for a detailed, point-by-point guide to the river from its intersection with the Atlantic to its source in the Adirondacks. Adams offers his reader five routes by which to tour the region. The traveler can venture directly up the main steamboat channel, or choose road and rail routes on the east and west shores of the river. Maps for each route are included, together with suggestions for excursions to many points of local and historical interest along the way. Over 250 photographs and paintings, and excerpts from American authors pepper the book, giving multiple perspectives of the region's long history. For the armchair as well as the actual traveler, from the Abyssal Plain to Doodletown and Chevaux de-Frise, past Anthony's nose, Burden's ironworks, and the Saratoga Battle Field to the Hudson's source at Lake Tear of the Clouds - this is the perfect traveling guide to the Hudson River region, rich in its history and culture, and ever-plentiful in its breathtaking sights.