Historic Landmarks of America as Seen and Described by Famous Writers

xiv, 305 pp. Alice C. Morse trade binding, with her initials incorporated into design on front board. Green cloth, elaborate gilt decorations, top edge gilt, Black-and-white photographic frontispiece, black-and-white plates from photos and illustrations. Writings by numerous well-known authors describing various natural wonders of the world, including Washington Irving's description of The Bermudas, San Salvador, and Narragansett, Francis Parkman's impressions of Lake Champlain, George Washington biographer Jared Sparks's comments on The Mississippi River, etc.