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Mr. Penrose
An 18th century sailor is cast away in a multi-ethnic New World in this long-neglected classic regarded as the first American novel every written. Mr. Penrose narrates the adventures of a Llewellin Penrose who flees an unhappy home life to seek his fortune on the high seas. Having learned the sailor's trade, Penrose survives a series of nautical mishaps, only to be cast adrift on the Mosquito Coast. When rescue finally comes, Penrose refuses to abandon the new home he has made among the Indians. Though not officially published until 1815—posthumously and bowdlerized—painter and seafarer William Williams's dynamic adventure was actually written before 1780, making it unjustly forgotten as...
The Two Hendricks
In September 1755, the most famous Indian in the world—a Mohawk leader known in English as King Hendrick—died in the Battle of Lake George. Half a century earlier, another Hendrick worked with leaders in the frontier town of Albany. Until recently the two Hendricks were thought to be the same person. Here, Eric Hinderaker sets the record straight.
To Swear like a Sailor
This book explores American maritime world, including cursing, language, logbooks, storytelling, sailor songs, reading, and material culture.
Artists in Ohio, 1787-1900
A three-volume guide to the early art and artists of Ohio. It includes coverage of fine art, photography, ornamental penmanship, tombstone carving, china painting, illustrating, cartooning and the execution of panoramas and theatrical scenery.
New York History
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