The majestic nature of the north : Thomas Kelah Wharton's journeys in antebellum America through the Hudson River Valley and New England /

"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) navigates the complex world of New York and the Hudso...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wharton, Thomas Kelah, 1814-1862 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Walton, Steven A. (Editor ), Armstrong, Mike (Michael J.) (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, [2019]
Temas:
Wharton, Thomas Kelah, > 1814-1862 > Diaries.
Wharton, Thomas Kelah, > 1814-1862
1800-1899
Architects > United States > Biography.
Architectes > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Architects
Manners and customs
Travel
Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) > Social life and customs > 19th century.
New England > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) > Description and travel.
New England > Description and travel.
Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) > Biography.
New England > Biography.
Hudson, Vallée de l' (N.Y. et N.J.) > Mœurs et coutumes > 19e siècle.
Nouvelle-Angleterre > Mœurs et coutumes > 19e siècle.
Hudson, Vallée de l' (N.Y. et N.J.) > Descriptions et voyages.
Nouvelle-Angleterre > Descriptions et voyages.
Hudson, Vallée de l' (N.Y. et N.J.) > Biographies.
Nouvelle-Angleterre > Biographies.
New England
United States
United States > Hudson River Valley
Biographies
Diaries
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Contents; List of Illustrations; A Note on Transcription; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; The Life of Thomas Kelah Wharton; Antebellum Diarizing; Artistic Ambitions; Position and Propriety; Connectivity; Chapter 1 Thomas Kelah Wharton's Autobiography; Chapter 2 New York and the Hudson Valley, 1832-1834; Chapter 3 Return to the Northeast, 1853; Chapter 4 Biographical Register; Appendix Known Works by Thomas Kelah Wharton; Building Designs; Cold Spring, New York; New Orleans, Louisiana; Columbia, Tennessee; Natchez, Mississippi; Holly Springs, Mississippi
  • Austin, TexasSewanee, Tennessee; New York Public Library Drawings; Journal, volume 1 (1830-1835); Journal, volume 2 (1853-1854); Journal, volume . (1855-1856); Journal, volumes .-. (1855-1861); Journal, volume . (1861-1862); Sketchbook (1853); Other Drawings and Paintings; Drawings in the New York Public Library (1829-1859); Sketches of the David Hosack Estate, Hyde Park, New York (1832); Paintings and Other Drawings; Prints from Wharton's Illustrations; Notes; Index

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