The Hudson River HighlandsColumbia University Press, 1991 - 264 من الصفحات Discusses the area's folklore and history, its portrayal in art, the role of West Point as a gateway to America, and the creation of Bear Mountain Park. |
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الصفحة xii
... beauty has inspired in the populations that live along its banks . Fran Dunwell has given us a wonderful story explaining this symbolic power that the region has acquired over its people and over our nation . She shows us how we as ...
... beauty has inspired in the populations that live along its banks . Fran Dunwell has given us a wonderful story explaining this symbolic power that the region has acquired over its people and over our nation . She shows us how we as ...
الصفحة xv
... beauty are essential parts of our lives to be protected and preserved , and they demonstrate that we can do this if we only choose to try . After the celebration breakfast , I had many occasions to revisit the High- lands , including ...
... beauty are essential parts of our lives to be protected and preserved , and they demonstrate that we can do this if we only choose to try . After the celebration breakfast , I had many occasions to revisit the High- lands , including ...
الصفحة xvi
... beauty . But throughout , the presence of nature is felt . This book tells a story of nature and Americans beginning with the earliest colonial exploration . The traces of our experience with this landscape can be found in place names ...
... beauty . But throughout , the presence of nature is felt . This book tells a story of nature and Americans beginning with the earliest colonial exploration . The traces of our experience with this landscape can be found in place names ...
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المحتوى
Worlds End | xvii |
General Washingtons Stronghold | 9 |
West Point First Stop on the American Tour | 28 |
Landscape and Dreamscape Hudson River Painters and Knickerbocker Writers | 45 |
The Foundry at Cold Spring | 67 |
Mountain Spa | 79 |
The Landscape Garden The Landscapes and Architecture of AJ Downing | 92 |
Millionaires Row | 108 |
Highways Bridges and Tunnels | 162 |
Dynamite Depression and Design with Nature | 180 |
Storm King | 196 |
The Power of Place | 227 |
Notes | 231 |
Bibliography | 239 |
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The Great Outdoors Bear Mountain Park Conservation and Social Welfare | 134 |
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