View from Gowanus’ Heights, Brooklyn

American Scenery, Vol. 2

by Nathaniel Parker WILLIS (1806 - 1867)

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 Wilson The Book Coordinators for this project were Larry Wilson and Linette Geisel

Listen next episodes of American Scenery, Vol. 2:
Bridge at Glens Fall, on the Hudson , Cemetery of Mount Auburn , Chapel of our Lady of Coldspring , East Port, and Passamaquoddy Bay , Faneuil Hall, from the Water , Northampton, Massachusetts , The Mountain House, on the Catskills , View from Glenmary Lawn, on the Owago , View from Mount Ida, near Troy , View near Anthony’s Nose, Hudson Highlands , View on the Susquehanna, above Owago , Washington’s Monument, Baltimore