American Scenery, Vol. 2
Nathaniel Parker Willis
51 chapters · 5 h 5 min · English
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Although the focus of this book is the engravings depicting scenic sites of 19th century America, each is accompanied by a short description of the site and location. These vignettes give us rare glimpses of scenic locations as they appeared in 1840. All sites are in the eastern part of the United States, especially New England and New York. This is Volume Two of a two-volume set. - Summary by Larry WilsonLarry Wilson and Linette Geisel
Chapters
1 The Catterskill Falls 8 min 2 Winter Scene on the Catterskills 8 min 3 Rogers' Slide, Lake George 6 min 4 The Gothic Church, New Haven 6 min 5 Niagara Falls from the Top of the Ladder on the American Side 4 min 6 Saw-Mill at Centre Harbour, Lake Winnipiseogee 7 min 7 Little Falls, on the Mohawk 6 min 8 Bridge at Norwich, Connecticut 8 min 9 Undercliff, near Cold Spring 15 min 10 Boston, and Bunker Hill, from the East 6 min 11 Mount Jefferson, from Mount Washington 6 min 12 Mount Tom, and the Connecticut River 6 min 13 The Silver Cascade, in the Notch of the White Mountains 2 min 14 View of New York, from Weehawken 6 min 15 The President's House from the River 5 min 16 View on the Susquehanna, at Liverpool 6 min 17 Desert Rock Light-house, Maine 6 min 18 Washington's House, Mount Vernon 6 min 19 Village of Little Falls, Mohawk River 5 min 20 Harper's Ferry, from the Blue Ridge 4 min 21 Barhydt's Lake, near Saratoga 6 min 22 Fairmount Gardens, Philadelphia 7 min 23 Sing-Sing Prison, and Tappan Sea 5 min 24 Washington, from the President's House 5 min 25 View of Baltimore 7 min 26 The Exchange and Girard's Bank, Philadelphia 6 min 27 Principal Front of the Capitol, Washington 5 min 28 The Narrows, Lake George 7 min 29 Natural Bridge, Virginia 7 min 30 View of the Passaic Falls 7 min 31 View of Northumberland, on the Susquehanna 6 min 32 Pulpit Rock, White Mountains 7 min 33 View of Hudson City, and the Catskill Mountains 6 min 34 Scene among the Highlands on Lake George 6 min 35 Schuylkill Water Works, Philadelphia 6 min 36 The United States Bank, Philadelphia 6 min 37 Brock's Monument, from the American Side 6 min 38 Village of Catskill 5 min 39 View from Gowanus' Heights, Brooklyn 5 min 40 View on the Susquehanna, above Owago 1 min 41 Bridge at Glens Fall, on the Hudson 2 min 42 View from Mount Ida, near Troy 5 min 43 View from Glenmary Lawn, on the Owago 8 min 44 View near Anthony's Nose, Hudson Highlands 6 min 45 Washington's Monument, Baltimore 6 min 46 East Port, and Passamaquoddy Bay 8 min 47 Cemetery of Mount Auburn 3 min 48 Northampton, Massachusetts 6 min 49 Chapel of our Lady of Coldspring 6 min 50 The Mountain House, on the Catskills 7 min 51 Faneuil Hall, from the Water 8 min
