Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
ix, 277 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents |
1. The farm: Good-bye to forty-eighth street -- Home-coming -- A report in spring -- Death of a pig -- The eye of Edna -- Coon tree -- A report in January -- The winter of the great snows -- Riposte -- The geese -- 2. The planet: Letter from the East -- Bedfellows -- Sootfall and fallout -- Unity -- 3. The city: The world of tomorrow -- Here is New York -- 4. Florida: On a Florida Key -- The ring of time -- What do our hearts treasure? -- 5. Memories: Afternoon of an American boy -- Farewell, my love! -- The years of wonder -- Once more to the lake -- 6. Diversions and obsessions: The sea and the wind that blows -- The railroad -- 7. Books, men, and writing: The St. Nicholas League -- A slight sound at evening -- Some remarks on humor -- Don Marquis -- Will Strunk -- Mr. Forbush's friends. |
Indexed Term |
Essays in English American writers, 1900-1945 - Texts |
ISBN |
0060145765: $12.50 |
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