Literary Luminaries Of The Berkshires
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Literary Luminaries Of The Berkshires
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Author : Bernard A. Drew
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2015-06-29
Literary Luminaries Of The Berkshires written by Bernard A. Drew and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-29 with History categories.
The literary history behind this beautiful mountain region. The Massachusetts Berkshires have long been a mecca for literary greats, from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Edith Wharton to Sinclair Lewis and Joan Ackermann. The Green River in Great Barrington inspired William Cullen Bryant’s poetry. Charles Pierce Burton’s childhood hometown, Adams, became the setting for his frolicking Boys of Bob’s Hill children’s books. During an interlude in Lenox, Patricia Highsmith consulted a local undertaker for details to use in The Talented Mr. Ripley. In this book, Bernard A. Drew brings together a fascinating chronicle of some 250 wordsmiths who took inspiration from the hills and valleys of the Berkshires.
Cross Of Snow
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Author : Nicholas A. Basbanes
language : en
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date : 2020-06-02
Cross Of Snow written by Nicholas A. Basbanes and has been published by Knopf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A major literary biography of America's best-loved nineteenth-century poet, the first in more than fifty years, and a much-needed reassessment for the twenty-first century of a writer whose stature and celebrity were unparalleled in his time, whose work helped to explain America's new world not only to Americans but to Europe and beyond. From the author of On Paper ("Buoyant"--The New Yorker; "Essential"--Publishers Weekly), Patience and Fortitude ("A wonderful hymn"--Simon Winchester), and A Gentle Madness ("A jewel"--David McCullough). In Cross of Snow, the result of more than twelve years of research, including access to never-before-examined letters, diaries, journals, notes, Nicholas Basbanes reveals the life, the times, the work--the soul--of the man who shaped the literature of a new nation with his countless poems, sonnets, stories, essays, translations, and whose renown was so wide-reaching that his deep friendships included Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Julia Ward Howe, and Oscar Wilde. Basbanes writes of the shaping of Longfellow's character, his huge body of work that included translations of numerous foreign works, among them, the first rendering into a complete edition by an American of Dante's Divine Comedy. We see Longfellow's two marriages, both happy and contented, each cut short by tragedy. His first to Mary Storer Potter that ended in the aftermath of a miscarriage, leaving Longfellow devastated. His second marriage to the brilliant Boston socialite--Fanny Appleton, after a three-year pursuit by Longfellow (his "fiery crucible," he called it), and his emergence as a literary force and a man of letters. A portrait of a bold artist, experimenter of poetic form and an innovative translator--the human being that he was, the times in which he lived, the people whose lives he touched, his monumental work and its place in his America and ours.
Murder In The Closet
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Author : Curtis Evans
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2017-01-11
Murder In The Closet written by Curtis Evans and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-11 with Literary Criticism categories.
Before the 1969 Stonewall Riots, LGBTQ life was dominated by the negative image of "the closet"--the metaphorical space where that which was deemed "queer" was hidden from a hostile public view. Literary studies of queer themes and characters in crime fiction have tended to focus on the more positive and explicit representations since the riots, while pre-Stonewall works are thought to reference queer only negatively or obliquely. This collection of new essays questions that view with an investigation of queer aspects in crime fiction published over eight decades, from the corseted Victorian era to the unbuttoned 1960s.
Imagine A City
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Author : Mark Vanhoenacker
language : en
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date : 2022-07-05
Imagine A City written by Mark Vanhoenacker and has been published by Knopf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-05 with Travel categories.
This love letter to the cities of the world—from the airline pilot–author of Skyfaring—is "a journey around both the author's mind and the planet's great cities that leaves us energized, open to new experiences and ready to return more hopefully to our lives" (Alain de Botton, author of The Art of Travel). In his small New England hometown, Mark Vanhoenacker spent his childhood dreaming of elsewhere— of the distant, real cities he found on the illuminated globe in his bedroom, and of one perfect metropolis that existed only in his imagination. These cities were the sources of endless comfort and escape, and of a lasting fascination. Streets unspooled, towers shone, and anonymous crowds bustled in the places where Mark hoped he could someday be anyone—perhaps even himself. Now, as a commercial airline pilot, Mark has spent nearly two decades crossing the skies of our planet and touching down in dozens of the storied cities he imagined as a child. He experiences these destinations during brief stays that he repeats month after month and year after year, giving him an unconventional and uniquely vivid perspective on the places that form our urban world. In this intimate yet expansive work that weaves travelogue with memoir, Mark celebrates the cities he has come to know and to love, through the lens of the hometown his heart has never quite left. As he explores emblematic facets of each city’s identity— the road signs of Los Angeles, the old gates of Jeddah, the snowy streets of Sapporo—he shows us with warmth and fresh eyes the extraordinary places that billions of us call home.
Pittsfield
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Author : Susan Eisley
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
Release Date : 2001-10
Pittsfield written by Susan Eisley and has been published by Arcadia Library Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-10 with History categories.
Pittsfield is truly the heart of the Berkshires. The Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts have long been a cultural mecca and an area of exceptional natural beauty, and Pittsfield, the area's largest community, has always been at the center. The town was the adopted home of such literary luminaries as Oliver Wendell Holmes and Herman Melville, who wrote his classic novel Moby-Dick at his home, Arrowhead. The common at the center of town, now known as Park Square, was the site of the first agricultural fair ever held in the United States. The town's commerce and industry have fueled the region from the early days when Arthur Scholfield operated the only wool-carding machine in America, to the city's more recent role as an innovator in the electrical industry. Pittsfield celebrates the scenic beauty, the cultural heritage, and the inventiveness of the people and places of the town using nearly two hundred vintage images. Inside find Pittsfield's famous sons and daughters, scenic novelties like Balance Rock, the diving horses that performed at Pontoosuc Lake, and the famous trolley wreck that almost killed Pres. Theodore Roosevelt. Also see images from 1850 to 1950 that document life in Pittsfield and illustrate the town's pivotal role in the cultural and economic life of the Berkshires.
Berkshire Stories
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Author : Morgan Bulkeley
language : en
Publisher: SteinerBooks
Release Date : 2004-07
Berkshire Stories written by Morgan Bulkeley and has been published by SteinerBooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-07 with Literary Collections categories.
Morgan Bulkeley first saw the Berkshires on a golden fall day in 1928. A school outing brought him to Bear Mountain, where he ate a sandwich ashis eyes feasted on the natural beauty spread before him. He was fourteen and suddenly found himself in love with a place. In more than 100 pithy, beautiful, and frequently witty pieces, Bulkeley records the incredibly complex riches of his beloved Berkshire County. Organized into four sections (history, nature, people, and conservation), Berkshire Stories offers a profound portrait of an evolving community and landscape. Reading these stories, we come to understand what it means to truly inhabit a place. We not only get to know its history and people, its ecology, plants, birds, and animals, but also its geological past and its potentially human future. Anyone who has ever been touched by the rich beauty of the Berkshires--whether for the first time or as a lifelong resident--will love this book. Berkshire Stories is illustrated throughout with drawings by the well-known artist Morgan Bulkeley, Jr., the author's son. Contents: Foreword by Morgan Bulkeley, Jr. By Way of Introduction Berkshire History Berkshire Nature Birding and Botanizing Berkshire People Conserving the Berkshires
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Author : 馬克．凡霍納克(Mark Vanhoenacker)
language : zh-CN
Publisher: 臉譜
Release Date : 2023-08-31
written by 馬克．凡霍納克(Mark Vanhoenacker) and has been published by 臉譜 this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-31 with Social Science categories.
英國《金融時報》2022夏季最佳圖書 《飛行的奧義：時間、地理、科學，詩人飛行員探索天地奧祕的自然觀察》作者最新力作 身為飛行員的作者將二十多年來降落在小時候想像中城市的遊記寫成文章，以身在家鄉的視角出發，探索從小嚮往的城市風貌，在往返各大城市短暫停留的期間，親身走訪想像中的城市，發掘與眾不同的特色，並將內心的獨特看法撰寫為文。 馬克．凡霍納克小的時候，經常在家鄉的小臥室裡旋轉著發光的地球儀，夢想著遙遠的地方、真實的城市，以及只存在於他想像中的完美大都市。這些地方是無盡的魅力和逃避的源泉──街道暢通無阻，高樓熠熠生輝，無名的人群在城市裡熙熙攘攘，馬克可以是任何人、也可以是他自己。 現在，作為一名商業航空公司的飛行員，馬克已經花了近二十年的時間穿越我們星球的天空，在他小時候想像的城市中降落。他在短暫的停留中體驗這些大都市，月復一月，年復一年地重複，使他對構成我們城市世界的地方有了獨特的看法。 馬克將游記與回憶錄交織在一起，通過他心目中從未離開過的家鄉的鏡頭來讚美他所認識和喜愛的城市。他探索了標誌每個城市身份的景觀──洛杉磯一望無際的道路，吉達古老的大門，巴西利亞錯綜複雜、充滿夢想的計劃......，以熱情和新鮮的眼光向我們展示了我們數十億人稱之為家的非凡之地。
Berkshire Two Hundred Years In Pictures 1761 1961
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Author : Bill Tague
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961
Berkshire Two Hundred Years In Pictures 1761 1961 written by Bill Tague and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Berkshire County (Mass.) categories.
Pittsfield
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Author : Susan Eisley
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2001
Pittsfield written by Susan Eisley and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
Pittsfield is truly the heart of the Berkshires. The Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts have long been a cultural mecca and an area of exceptional natural beauty, and Pittsfield, the area's largest community, has always been at the center. The town was the adopted home of such literary luminaries as Oliver Wendell Holmes and Herman Melville, who wrote his classic novel Moby-Dick at his home, Arrowhead. The common at the center of town, now known as Park Square, was the site of the first agricultural fair ever held in the United States. The town's commerce and industry have fueled the region from the early days when Arthur Scholfield operated the only wool-carding machine in America, to the city's more recent role as an innovator in the electrical industry. Pittsfield celebrates the scenic beauty, the cultural heritage, and the inventiveness of the people and places of the town using nearly two hundred vintage images. Inside find Pittsfield's famous sons and daughters, scenic novelties like Balance Rock, the diving horses that performed at Pontoosuc Lake, and the famous trolley wreck that almost killed Pres. Theodore Roosevelt. Also see images from 1850 to 1950 that document life in Pittsfield and illustrate the town's pivotal role in the cultural and economic life of the Berkshires.
Forest And Crag
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Author : Laura Waterman
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2019-02-28
Forest And Crag written by Laura Waterman and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-28 with History categories.
A compelling story of our ever-evolving relationship with mountains and wilderness. Thirty years after its initial publication, this beloved classic is back in print. Superbly researched and written, Forest and Crag is the definitive history of our love affair with the mountains of the Northeastern United States, from the Catskills and the Adirondacks of New York to the Green Mountains of Vermont, the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and the mountains of Maine. It’s all here in one comprehensive volume: the struggles of early pioneers in America’s first frontier wilderness; the first ascent of every major peak in the Northeast; the building of the trail networks, including the Appalachian Trail; the golden era of the summit resort hotels; and the unforeseen consequences of the backpacking boom of the 1970s and 80s. Laura and Guy Waterman spent a decade researching and writing Forest and Crag, and in it they draw together widely scattered sources. What emerges is a compelling story of our ever-evolving relationship with the mountains and wilderness, a story that will fascinate historians, outdoor enthusiasts, and armchair adventurers alike. Laura Waterman and Guy Waterman (1932–2000) volunteered for the United States Forest Service and for hiking and conservation organizations, maintaining the Franconia Ridge Loop for almost two decades. They were awarded the American Alpine Club’s 2012 David R. Brower Award for outstanding service in mountain conservation, and the Waterman Fund to preserve wildness and service the alpine areas across the Northeast was established in 2000. Laura and Guy wrote numerous articles and books on the outdoors, including The Green Guide to Low-Impact Hiking and Camping, Wilderness Ethics: Preserving the Spirit of Wildness, and Yankee Rock & Ice: A History of Climbing in the Northeastern United States. Laura’s memoir, Losing the Garden: The Story of a Marriage, recounts their thirty years of homesteading.