The Tavern Lamps are Burning: Literary Journeys Through Six Regions and Four Centuries of NY States
Carl Carmer
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Description for The Tavern Lamps are Burning: Literary Journeys Through Six Regions and Four Centuries of NY States
paperback. New York State has had its share of writers who have, at some point in their careers, taken New York as their subject. Num Pages: 567 pages, photographs, biographical listing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DQ; JFC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 864.
New York State has had its share of writers who have, at some point in their careers, taken New York as their subject. The writings compiled here by Carl Carmer, a native of New York State and one of its finest folklorists, celebrate what he calls the "undefined gleanings" of this great state, spanning four centuries and six regions of its upstate region.
Carmer writes in his foreword: "I have long held that "York State" is a country, that its people have specific characteristics that make it distinctive." Tavern Lamps gives us 98 British and American authors (with a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
567
Condition
New
Number of Pages
567
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823216987
SKU
V9780823216987
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99-15
About Carl Carmer
Carl Carmer was author of Stars Fell on Alabam, The Hudson available from Fordham University Press), and many others. Much of his writing reflects his life-long pursuit of the folklore and history of New York state. He was Vice President of the Board of Trustees for the New York State Historical Association and was Honorary Trustee of the New York ... Read more
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