Henry W. Clune lived his entire life in Rochester, New York along the Genesee River, much of which he spent chronicling the area in his weekly column Seen and Heard . His firsthand experience with the river and reporting in Rochester, meshed with local folklore and compelling historical fact, flourishes into a unique tale of the region in The Genesee . Clune brings to life the vibrant stories of the "Jersey Leaper" Sam Patch, the "White Woman of the Genesee" Mary Jemison, bare-knuckle fighter John L. Sullivan, fish ...
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Henry W. Clune lived his entire life in Rochester, New York along the Genesee River, much of which he spent chronicling the area in his weekly column Seen and Heard . His firsthand experience with the river and reporting in Rochester, meshed with local folklore and compelling historical fact, flourishes into a unique tale of the region in The Genesee . Clune brings to life the vibrant stories of the "Jersey Leaper" Sam Patch, the "White Woman of the Genesee" Mary Jemison, bare-knuckle fighter John L. Sullivan, fish hatchery inventor Seth Green, and the Letchworth and Wadsworth dynasties, all in the midst of valuable history and a knowledgeable geographic perspective.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Penciled name to first page. Price sticker on rear cover. Pages and binding tight and intact. Clean and unmarked otherwise. Please see image. 338 pages.
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Seller's Description:
Very good in good dust jacket. Hbk 338pp illustrations by Douglas Gorsline dj shelfworn now in a protective sleeve internally a very good clean tight text.
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Very Good in Good + jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Unmarked, clean and solid copy; dj price clipped with moderate edge wear and now in protective mylar jacket.
Publisher:
Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester
Published:
1976
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17967455941
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VG. Black wraps. 100 pp. 5 color, 50 bw plates. Introduction and catalogue by Howard Merritt; 17-page essay by Henry Clune; many large plates of the landscape along the Genessee River in NY and of Rochester; annotated catalogue of 96 works (mostly 19th century oil landscapes and portraits, lithographs, drawings); and a 2-page bibliography. Published to accompany the exhibition held in Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Jan. 17 to Feb. 22, 1976.
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Seller's Description:
Douglas Gorsline. Very Good. No DJ. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s) Signed by author on front endpaper. One line name and address of former owner on bottom inside of front cover, otherwise unmarked, clean and solid copy.
