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The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons
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In 1869, Civil War veteran John Wesley Powell and nine other men undertook a hazardous three-month excursion down the unmapped Colorado River. Three of them survived famine, Indian attacks, mutiny, and dangerous rapids, and Powell told their harrowing story in this 1874 account.
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Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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The story of Icabod Crane, set in the Hudson River valley of the 1700s.
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle
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The Oregon trail
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'It was his own fortitude and perseverance - perseverance under the most grievous physical afflictions - that made it possible for Parkman to see as much of the West as he did, to experience at first hand the life of the explorer and the trapper and hunter, and even of the Indian. And it was his arduous preparation, his intellectual curiosity, his ...
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Tales of the Alhambra
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Washington Irving
The mood is bewitchingly enhanced by Spanish guitar music and beautiful packaging. Tales of the Alhambra is a delightful offering for the romantic on anyone's holiday list. Perhaps the most romantic travel book ever written. . .
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A Tour on the Prairies
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Washington Irving
Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: proper to his age and incident to his character, had taken quite a fancy to him. Nothing would suit but he must have the young Osage as a companion and squire in his ...
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Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Wtm) Op
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The story of Icabod Crane, set in the Hudson River valley of the 1700s.
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Rip Van Winkle
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Washington Irving
Rip Van Winkle, the village storyteller, has always loved spinning outrageous and unbelievable yarns for his friends. But when Rip leaves the village one day and doesn't return until 20 years later, he has one story to tell that even he can't quite believe in this easy-to-read adaptation of an American classic. Full color.
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The Complete Tales of Washington Irving
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Washington Irving (17831859) was the first American literary artist to earn his living solely through his writings and the first to enjoy international acclaim. In addition to his long public service as a diplomat, Irving was amazingly prolific: His collected works fill forty volumes that encompass essays, history, travel writings, and multi ...
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The Journals of Lewis and Clark
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MODERN ABRIDGEMENT: Totaling 13 volumes in length, the journals of Lewis and Clark have not been newly abridged in more than 50 years. This modern-day abridgement, timed to take advantage of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial celebrations, will focus on the highlights of the journey, and include relevant information left out of the last abridgement. ...
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories
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The story of Icabod Crane, set in the Hudson River valley of the 1700s.
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My Life as an Explorer
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Sven Hedin (1865-1952) spent three decades exploring Central Asia: traveling the Silk Road, discovering long-lost cities, mapping uncharted rivers. This memoir tells the story of his exploits and accomplishments.
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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Will Moses, Washington Irving
True to the original, this tale of the Headless Horseman and his effect on Ichabod Crane is enhanced by brooding, fitting folk-art illustrations. Full color.
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Rip Van Winkle and Other Stories: And Other Stories
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Washington Irving
This is the legendary enchantment of Rip Van Winkle in the Kaatskill Mountains; the gruesome end of Ichabod Crane, who met the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow; the spectre bridegroom who turned out to be happily substantial; the pride of an English village and the come-uppance of the over-zealous Mountjoy - these witty, perceptive and ...
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Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories from the Sketch Book
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Washington Irving
With sage and wit, storyteller Washington Irving earned his preeminence in early American literature with stories of romance, travel, and literary musing. This collection of his finest works include his novel "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", short stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Specter Bridegroom", essays of his travels, and more.
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Adventures of Captain Bonneville
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When Captain James Bonneville left for California in May of 1832 his motives were mixed. Officially, the French-born officer was on a two-year leave of absence from the U. S. Army, but he carried orders to collect information on the geography, geology, and topography "of the Country within the limits of the Territories belonging to the United ...
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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This is Bo Hampton's 1993 Legend of Sleepy Hollow, a faithful adaptation of Washington Irving's tale surrounding the ghostly inhabitants of Tarrytown, New York around the time of the American Revolution. The cast of characters is headed up by the Headless Horseman himself! This edition boasts new covers and 16 pages of new material, including ...
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The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, gent
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Washington Irving
With these words, Washington Irving expresses the dilemma of every American artist in the nineteenth century. The Sketch-Book (1820-1) looks simultaneously towards audiences on both sides of the Atlantic, as Irving explores the uneasy relationship of an American writer to English literary traditions. He sketches a series of encounters with the ...
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Tales
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Arthur Rackham (Illustrator), Washington Irving
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Irving History, Tales and Sketches: The Sketch Book/A History of New York/Salmagundi/Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent.
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Washington Irving
The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the "finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made" (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to ...
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories: Or, the Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
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Washington Irving, Alice Hoffman (Introduction by)
Washington Irving's best-known collection comprises one of the first great works of American literature. Through a variety of genres - story, essay, travelogue, folklore - Irving crafted many of the characters and fables that Americans still love, from Rumplestiltskin to Ichabod Crane.
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Washington Irving's the Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories
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A collection of stories by Washington Irving, including "Rip Van Winkle, " "The Spectre Bridegroom, " and "The Bold Dragoon."
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A history of New-York
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The Works of Washington Irving
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Washington Irving
Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: the wild Sowers which abound in its neighbourhood, is known by the name of the Garden Rock. Near the foot of it is a small lake, the haunt of the solitary bittern, ...
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The Sketch Book
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Washington Irving
Looking towards audiences on both sides of the Atlantic, Irving sketches encounters with the cultural shrines of the parent nation and uses tales from European folklore as the basis for the first classic American short stories - "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of the Sleepy Hollow".
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