The Hudson River in Literature: An AnthologyArthur G. Adams State University of New York Press, 30. jun. 1980 - 424 sider This lovingly prepared anthology contains an abundance of poems and excerpts from novels and essays describing the Hudson River, work and travel on it, and life alongside it before the twentieth century. Some of these documents are the creations of well-known writers such as Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, William Cullen Bryant, Edgar Allan Poe, and Walt Whitman. Others were written by lesser-known writers whose work has long been out of print or available only as part of their collected works. From Whitman's "mast-hemm'd Manhattan" to Nathaniel Park Willis's "sabbath solitude" on upstate riverbanks, the modern reader will find still-accurate descriptions of the physical river itself. The many excerpts that describe particular aspects of Hudson life—Indian canoes, Dutch farms, steamboat excursions, and the majestic scenery—allow the modern reader to visualize the river at a time when it dominated life in eastern New York. By providing an especially vivid impression of New York State's history and heritage, this volume will fascinate and inform residents of the Hudson Valley and all those who love its river. |
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... looks of the ladies . If your heart yearns for a particularly comfortable seat which is occupied by a lady , all you ... look out for meals . An experienced traveller can always tell when these amiable conveniences are about being served ...
... looks of the ladies . If your heart yearns for a particularly comfortable seat which is occupied by a lady , all you ... look out for meals . An experienced traveller can always tell when these amiable conveniences are about being served ...
Side 13
... looks , but elbow your way with resolution and perseverance , remembering that a man can eat but so many meals in his ... look hard at an open window , as if there was too much air for you , shrug your shoulders , and move opposite the ...
... looks , but elbow your way with resolution and perseverance , remembering that a man can eat but so many meals in his ... look hard at an open window , as if there was too much air for you , shrug your shoulders , and move opposite the ...
Side 14
... looks at you as if she thought you might give her a place , give her another look as much as to say , " I'll see you hanged first . " If the weather is cold get directly before the stove , turn your back , and open the skirts of your ...
... looks at you as if she thought you might give her a place , give her another look as much as to say , " I'll see you hanged first . " If the weather is cold get directly before the stove , turn your back , and open the skirts of your ...
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... looks before him , on one side the picturesque shore of Jersey , its rich strip of meadows and orchards , sometimes backed by the wood crowned hills , and at others by perpendicular walls of solid rock ; on the other , York Island with ...
... looks before him , on one side the picturesque shore of Jersey , its rich strip of meadows and orchards , sometimes backed by the wood crowned hills , and at others by perpendicular walls of solid rock ; on the other , York Island with ...
Side 25
... look at their lodgings before they are finished . Some of them will get there if they dont mind . After all , we think those philanthropists are in the right who are for abolishing the criminal code entirely , and relying on the ...
... look at their lodgings before they are finished . Some of them will get there if they dont mind . After all , we think those philanthropists are in the right who are for abolishing the criminal code entirely , and relying on the ...
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Afloat and Ashore excerpts | 165 |
The Last of the Mohicans excerpts | 209 |
William Cullen Bryant | 218 |
Henry Wheeler Shaw Josh Billings | 303 |
Walt Whitman | 315 |
Susan Bogert Warner Elizabeth Wetherell | 321 |
Wallace Bruce Thrusty McQuill | 329 |
Hamilton Wright Mabie | 335 |
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