"A beautifully written informal account of the Tampa Bay region." Library Journal
"A colorful history of Tampa Bay, the Hillsborough River which flows into it, and the cities of Tampa and St. Petersburg, together with their smaller satellite communities." Publishers Weekly From its idyllic source in the Green Swamp, the Hillsborough River winds past columns of cypress and matted shrubs and opens into Tampa Bay, part of Florida s urbanized, publicized western Suncoast. The river is not a long one, but the size of its legend in contemporary America is...
"A beautifully written informal account of the Tampa Bay region." Library Journal
"A colorful history of Tampa Bay, the Hillsborough R...
This work spans 30 years and reaches from Niagara Falls to Montauk Point. It consists of folklore, character sketches, ghost stories and pieces of regional history. Special attention is given to the fate of Native Americans and the erosion of the State's natural beauty.
This work spans 30 years and reaches from Niagara Falls to Montauk Point. It consists of folklore, character sketches, ghost stories and pieces of reg...
"Stars Fell on Alabama" is truly a classic.The book enjoyed enormous popularity and notoriety when it was first published (it was a selection of The Literary Guild and also sold widely in Europe). Itcan be described as a book of folkways not journalism, or history, or a novel.At times it is impressionistic; at other times it conveys deep insights into the character of Alabama.Carmer visited every region of the state, always accompanied by someone intimately familiar with the locality.The mosaic that emerges from the pages of his book portrays Alabama s human landscape in all its variety,...
"Stars Fell on Alabama" is truly a classic.The book enjoyed enormous popularity and notoriety when it was first published (it was a selection of Th...
A prolific writer of prose, poetry, and regional history, Carl Carmer first gained national attention with Stars Fell n Alabama, a book about Alabama folkways. But it is his writings about upstate New York, where he was born and lived for much of his life, that firmly established him as a folk historian and master storyteller. The Hudson, originally published in 1939, is the most popular of these writings. Best of the Rivers of America series, The Hudson is less a formal historical account of the discovery and development of the river that a personal, anecdotal view of it. Included are tales...
A prolific writer of prose, poetry, and regional history, Carl Carmer first gained national attention with Stars Fell n Alabama, a book about Alabama ...
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 gleaningsof 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 biographical listing of the...
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 C...
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 gleaningsof 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 biographical listing of the...
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 C...
