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Author:

Sweeting, Adam W., 1963-

Title:

Reading houses and building books : Andrew Jackson Downing and the architecture of popular antebellum literature, 1835-1855 / Adam W. Sweeting.

Publisher:

University Press of New England,

Copyright Date:

c1996

Description:

x, 230 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Downing, A. J.--(Andrew Jackson),--1815-1852--Influence.
American literature--Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--History and criticism.
American literature--19th century--History and criticism.
Popular literature--United States--History and criticism.
Books and reading--United States--History--19th century.
Architecture and literature--History--19th century.
Landscape architecture--United States
Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--Intellectual life--19th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-224) and index.

ISBN:

9780874517507 (alk. paper)
0874517508 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)33133047

LCCN:

95039747

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)