A vivid history of the Hudson River and how it has fired the American imagination for four hundred years Flowing through a valley of sublime scenery, the Hudson River uniquely connects America's past with its present and future. This book traces the course of the river through four centuries, recounting the stories of explorers and traders, artists and writers, entrepreneurs and industrialists, ecologists and preservationists-those who have been shaped by the river as well as those who have helped shape it. Their compelling narratives attest to the Hudson River's distinctive place in American history and the American imagination. Among those who have figured in the history of the Hudson are Benedict Arnold, Alexander Hamilton, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, the Astors and the Vanderbilts, and Thomas Cole of the Hudson River school. Their stories appear here, alongside those of such less famous individuals as the surveyor who found the source of the Hudson and the engineer who tried to build a hydroelectric plant at Storm King Mountain. Inviting us to view the river from a wider perspective than ever before, this entertaining and enlightening book is worthy of its grand subject.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-13
9780300119909
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96671800
Product Key Features
Author
Tom Lewis
Publication Name
The HUDSON: a History
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
160mm
Item Weight
604g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Tom Lewis
Topic
Literary Theory
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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