The Linthorne family settle in the untilled farmland of Ohio in 1866--a man who could turn raw earth into prosperity--but could not know the love of his sons; a beautiful woman who sacrifices her feelings for the sake of her family; and four children who fulfill destinies far different from their parents' dreams.
A literary and intellectual biography of Fairfield Porter, integrated with his art, art criticism and poetry. It draws on his correspondence and on interviews with members of his circle, presenting him as a talented but troubled man who lived a politicised, bohemian life.
With roots set deep in California history, Napa's story reaches back to the Bear Flag Rebellion and earlier, to the first contact between Spanish explorers and the Wappo Indians. Through the founding of Spanish missions and the grants of ranchos by the Mexican government, Napa flourished under the various cultures that helped it become one of the ...
Roosts of owls that never sleep, cathedral-like caves used by Native American tribes as council rocks, wild orchids, and the rare American lotus - all can be found within an hour of Manhattan. The late Katherine Anderson, an Audubon Society naturalist, spent 20 years working and walking in these parks and sanctuaries to create this collection of ...
With over 100 detailed recipes and 260 full color photographs, this lavishly illustrated cookbook is the ultimate tribute to the world's favorite indulgence. Chocolate connoisseur and chef extraordinaire Barbara Passino is renowned for her sinfully decadent breakfasts, which she serves daily at the luxurious Oak Knoll Inn, situated in the heart of ...
"The publication of Porter's letters marks an occasion for a renewed celebration of his painting and an appreciation of his quirky, indeed ornery, personality. Porter was a feisty correspondent, who fearlessly entered the intellectual discourse of his time." ---From the introduction by David Lehman "In this lifetime of letters, Fairfield Porter ...
Now a fast-growing city of over 100,000, Fairfield was once the home of the Patwin Suisuni Indians, whose famous Chief Solano became one of the few native landowners in California in the 1830s. Halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento on the route to the gold fields, the town was founded by clipper ship captain Robert Waterman. A shrewd trader ...
This atlas is fully street indexed and includes U.S., state and interstate highways, Merritt Parkway and the Connecticut Turnpike, hospitals, parks, golf courses, airports, railroad routes, neighborhoods and ZIP codes.
Calistoga is a name unlike that of any other city in America, first uttered by a man who had intended to develop the abeautiful landaaor Tu-la-halusi as the land at the foot of Mount St. Helena was known to the regionas native Wappo tribeainto a resort area rivaling that great eastern resort of similar geological character, Saratoga Springs, New ...
As president of the American Museum of Natural History, Henry Fairfield Osborn (1857-1935) was an important figure in late-19th- and early-20th-century American science. His career put him in a unique position to find the first humans and his public profile lent authority to his pronouncements on science, education and the state of society. His ...
The story of organized law enforcement in Napa County begins with the very first meeting of the board of supervisors in 1850 and the appointment of a county sheriff and marshals for each township. The foundations for progress and prosperity in place, Napa County grew from a remote agricultural outpost to the preeminent wine-growing region in the ...
Providing both authorized biography and artistic analysis, this book draws on previously unpublished correspondence to describe the emergence of the American artist Fairfield Porter as a figurative painter in the post-war decades of Abstract Expressionism who struggled to achieve recognition. Porter's work is significant for its quintessentially ...
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