Majestic Nature of the North, The
Thomas Kelah Wharton's travel diaries provide an intimate glimpse into the society of early nineteenth-century America. As a young immigrant from England, the eldest son of a wealthy merchant who fell on hard times, Wharton (1814-1862) navigated the complex world of New York and the Hudson River Valley in the early 1830s and his diaries reveal a vibrant cultural and social scene. Wharton's details of encounters with the Hudson River School painter Thomas Cole; the author Washington Irving; Sylvanus Thayer, superintendent of the US Military Academy at West Point; the Greek Revival architect Martin E. Thompson, and many others enliven his story…
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Weitere Autoren: Walton, Steven A. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-4384-7328-4
- EAN: 9781438473284
- Produktnummer: 33251607
- Verlag: SUNY Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 374 S.
- Masse: H25.4 cm x B17.8 cm x D2.0 cm 703 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 703
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