Download or read book Bohemian Days Three American Tales written by George Alfred Townsend and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-16 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Bohemian Days: Three American Tales" by George Alfred Townsend. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book Bohemian Days written by Alfred Geo Townsend and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Bohemian Days written by Geo Alfred Townsend and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-20 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Bohemian Days: Three American Tales Solar from the first tale in this book being of political motive, it was written among the subjects of it, and read to several of them in 1864. Perhaps the only souvenir of refugee and skedaddler life abroad during the war ever published, its preservation may one day be useful in the socialistic archives of the South, to whose posterity slavery will seem almost a mythical thing. With as little bias in the second tale, I have etched the young Northern truant abroad during the secession. The closing tale, more recently written, in the midst of constant toil and travel, is an attempt to recall an old suburb, now nearly erased and illegible by the ex tension oi a great city, and may be considered a home American picture about contemporary with the European. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Bohemian Days Three American Tales written by George Alfred Townsend and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-20 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are three stories in this book, each preceded by a poem. In his introduction, Townsend describes each story and its hoped-for purpose. The first story, set in Paris, is about slavery, which, Townsend says, will one day seem an almost 'mythical' thing. The second tale, he describes as the story of a young Northern truant abroad during the secession, while the third story is about how a small American town has been swallowed by the extension of a larger city.
Download or read book Bohemian Days Three American Tales written by George Alford Townsend and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Townsend was a noted American war correspondent who wrote dispatches, travelogues, and other types of historical fiction dealing with America. He was also an acquaintance of Mark Twain's. From the intro: "So far from the first tale in this book being of political motive, it was written among the subjects of it, and read to several of them in 1864. Perhaps the only souvenir of refugee and "skedaddler" life abroad during the war ever published, its preservation may one day be useful in the socialistic archives of the South, to whose posterity slavery will seem almost a mythical thing. With as little bias in the second tale, I have etched the young Northern truant abroad during the secession. The closing tale, more recently written, in the midst of constant toil and travel, is an attempt to recall an old suburb, now nearly erased and illegible by the extension of a great city, and may be considered a home American picture about contemporary with the European tales."
Download or read book Bohemian Days Three American Tales written by Geo. Alfred Townsend and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-25 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Entailed Hat Or Patty Cannon s Times written by George Alfred Townsend and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-27 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'The Entailed Hat or, Patty Cannon's Times', George Alfred Townsend offers a gripping and authentic portrayal of the illegal slave trade and murder ring led by Patty Cannon, co-leader of the Cannon-Johnson Gang. Set on the Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay, where Townsend was born and raised, the novel unfolds slowly but surely, revealing the truth about the Reverse Underground Railroad. Despite being a man of his time, Townsend's vivid descriptions of locale, dialogue, and characters make for an engaging and believable read. Readers are transported to Princess Anne, an old seat of justice and gentle-minded town on the Eastern Shore, where eccentric citizens like Jack Wonnell and Meshach Milburn (or "Steeple-top") are identified by their hats. The first chapter alone sets the stage for a gripping tale of mystery, intrigue, and historical significance.
Download or read book International Bohemia written by Daniel Cottom and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2013-03-06 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daniel Cottom traces the vagabond word "bohemia" as it migrated across national borders over the course of the nineteenth century—from France to the United States, England, Italy, Spain, and Germany—and how it was transformed, contested, or rejected along the way.
Download or read book The Life Crime and Capture of John Wilkes Booth written by George Alfred Townsend and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-29 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of letters written by a special correspondent during the aftermath of President Lincoln's assassination. The book provides a detailed account of Booth's movements leading up to the murder, the subsequent pursuit of Booth and his accomplices, and their eventual capture and trial. It also includes a preface explaining the historical significance of the events. This book offers a firsthand perspective on one of the most significant and notorious crimes in American history.
Download or read book Catalogue of English Prose Fiction and Books for the Young in the Lower Hall of the Boston Public Library written by Boston Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Campaigns of a Non Combatant and His Romaunt Abroad During the War written by George Alfred Townsend and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-04 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War', George Alfred Townsend offers a unique perspective on the American Civil War as a journalist and war correspondent. His memoir provides a vivid account of the battles, the politics, and the social atmosphere during one of the most tumultuous periods in American history. With his insightful commentary, Townsend takes the reader on a journey through the war-torn country, revealing the human stories behind the headlines. A must-read for anyone interested in the Civil War, journalism, or American history.
Download or read book Garrets and Pretenders written by Albert Parry and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fascinating study recaptures the vibrantly eccentric lifestyles of American hipsters and outsider artists. Accurate, well-illustrated narrative profiles the lives and manners of nonconformists from the early 19th century through the Beat Generation.
Download or read book Garretts Pretenders written by Albert Parry and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2005-05-01 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1933, the first edition of this classic narrative chronicled the lives of America's bohemians, from Edgar Allen Poe in the early 1800s to Walt Whitman and Ambrose Bierce. The book caused a sensation when it was released in March 1933, with reviews and excerpts printed in magazines such as Esquire, American Mercury, and other popular titles of the time. Complete with a comprehensive index, the book was a major historical source for many years. This updated edition, first published in 1960, includes a meticulous and well-researched account of the Beat Generation, from Jack Kerouac to Allen Ginsberg, and their literary achievements. Not merely a sentimental collection of tales of days gone by, this is a fascinating study of vibrant and eccentric times. Complete with cartoons, illustrations, and photographs, this is an accurate depiction of the lives and manners of America's bohemians. AUTHOR BIO: Albert Parry was the author of the landmark 1933 book Tattoo, Secrets of a Strange Art as Practised by the Natives of the United States, and was an early contributor to the "reefer madness" craze with his article "The Menace of Marihuana" in the December 1935 issue of American Mercury.
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