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The Hudson

Benson John Lossing

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This is a time capsule--eye-witness impressions written a century and a half ago as a series of articles in the London Art Journal, accompanied by over 300 wood engravings. Just prior to the Civil War, the author traveled by horse and carriage along the banks of the Hudson River from New York City to the Adirondacks, staying in local inns and looking up local storytellers and historians. Lossing unforgettably captured pre-Civil War America, when NYC numbered 300,000 people, and steamboats and railroads plied the Hudson River and its banks. The Hudson Valley was pastureland and farmland surrounding a few sleepy villages and a handful of bustling river ports, and Revolutionary War exploits were still a hot topic of conversation.

Language: English

Pages: 464

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Black Dome Press

Release: August 01, 2000

ISBN: 1883789265

ISBN 13: 9781883789268

The Hudson

Benson John Lossing

0/5 ( ratings)

This is a time capsule--eye-witness impressions written a century and a half ago as a series of articles in the London Art Journal, accompanied by over 300 wood engravings. Just prior to the Civil War, the author traveled by horse and carriage along the banks of the Hudson River from New York City to the Adirondacks, staying in local inns and looking up local storytellers and historians. Lossing unforgettably captured pre-Civil War America, when NYC numbered 300,000 people, and steamboats and railroads plied the Hudson River and its banks. The Hudson Valley was pastureland and farmland surrounding a few sleepy villages and a handful of bustling river ports, and Revolutionary War exploits were still a hot topic of conversation.

Language: English

Pages: 464

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Black Dome Press

Release: August 01, 2000

ISBN: 1883789265

ISBN 13: 9781883789268

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