Author: Washington IrvingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American essays
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Wolfert's Roost
Author: Washington IrvingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American essays
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Wolfert's Roost and Other Papers, Now First Collected
Author: Washington IrvingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Chronicles of Wolfert's roost and other papers. Author's ed
Author: Washington IrvingWolfert's Roost, and Miscellanies
Author: Washington IrvingPublisher: BEYOND BOOKS HUB
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
This worthy but ill-starred man had led a weary and worried life, throughout the stormy reign of the chivalric Peter, being one of those unlucky wights with whom the world is ever at variance, and who are kept in a continual fume and fret, by the wickedness of mankind. At the time of the subjugation of the province by the English, he retired hither in high dudgeon; with the bitter determination to bury himself from the world, and live here in peace and quietness for the remainder of his days. In token of this fixed resolution, he inscribed over his door the favorite Dutch motto, “Lust in Rust,” (pleasure in repose.) The mansion was thence called “Wolfert’s Rust”—Wolfert’s Rest; but in process of time, the name was vitiated into Wolfert’s Roost, probably from its quaint cock-loft look, or from its having a weather-cock perched on every gable. This name it continued to bear, long after the unlucky Wolfert was driven forth once more upon a wrangling world, by the tongue of a termagant wife; for it passed into a proverb through the neighborhood, and has been handed down by tradition, that the cock of the Roost was the most hen-pecked bird in the country....FROM THE BOOKS.
The Works of Washington Irving: Wolfert's roost
Author: Washington IrvingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Works of Washington Irving: Wolfert's roost
Author: Washington IrvingPolitics and Ponies
Author: Bill HellerPublisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480863866
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Politics and Ponies is an engaging and compelling biography and memoir of Howard Nolan, a man who was born to love his two passions at an early age and let them lead him on a lifelong journey filled with opportunities and amazing success. The reader is invited to experience his fascinating lifestyle as he shares his globetrotting adventures in the politics of state governance and the world of Thoroughbred breeding and racing. With stunning consistency, Howard won election after election serving as a New York state senator from 1974 through 1994. The record shows that he had more votes on a major party line than any other senator. One of his more memorable elections was in 1983 when he won a surprising victory in the Republican dominated town of Bethlehem, which hadnt elected a local Democrat in its 188 year history. Howard was always pushing for positive change and challenging the status quo, which is why his relationship with Albany mayor Erastus Corning, backed by the powerful Democratic machine, was often tumultuous. He was called Albanys Man of La Mancha, because he dared to take on the unbeatable foe in Corning, which helped to bring Albany into the modern era. So, get ready to be impressed by an American original who built a lasting legacy around Politics and Ponies.
Shooting for Tiger
Author: William EchiksonPublisher: Public Affairs
ISBN: 1586485784
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Offers a revealing glimpse inside the high-pressure world of junior golf.
Wolfert's Roost, and Miscellanies
Author: Washington IrvingPublisher: IndyPublish.com
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 - November 28, 1859) was an American author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of George Washington, Oliver Goldsmith and Muhammad, and several histories of 15th-century Spain dealing with subjects such as Christopher Columbus, the Moors and the Alhambra. Irving served as the U.S. ambassador to Spain from 1842 to 1846.
New York, New York
Author: Ranjan MunshiPublisher: Partridge Publishing
ISBN: 1482858606
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
In the wake of the September 11 tragedy, Kumar, a prince from Kedargadh in India, arrives in New York City. His grandfather, Kedarnath, had moved to the United States years before, establishing a very prosperous business empire and settling into an office across from the World Trade Center. Now Kedarnath is missing, and Kumar must find him. To complicate matters, Kumar has only recently learned from one of his fathers hidden diaries that the woman who raised him is not in fact his biological mother. It seems he was born to an American woman who died shortly after his birth. Along with his grandfather, Kumar sets out to find his biological mothers family. He decides to go by Kane in in the States, hoping that the Americanized name will open more doors. He also encounters Anita, a reporter from the New York Times with dreams of meeting a real-life prince. She assists Kane in his search, and the two grow closerbut their time will soon be cut short in an unexpected way. Romantic and suspenseful, this screenplay follows an Indian prince as he searches New York City for his grandfather, his mothers family, and a love that will last.