homes and haunts

"Does the man make the city or the city make the man? Both might be true of Alexander Hamilton and eighteenth century New York City. Together, they fought the American Revolution and helped shape the foundation of a new nation. Although Hamilton's life was cut short, his legacy lives on in the fabric of the United States and in the dynamic city he called home for most of his spectacular life"--Provided by publisher.

"Captures the boyhood years of the twelve-year-old [author] in relatable episodes of everyday triumphs and disappointments"--Provided by publisher.

"With the writers of the Golden Age as her guides-Pushkin, Tolstoy, Gogol, and Turgenev, among others-Sara Wheeler searches for a Russia not in the news, traveling from rinsed northwestern beet fields and the Far Eastern Arctic tundra to the cauldron of nationalities, religions, and languages in the Caucasus. Bypassing major cities as much as possible, she goes instead to the places associated with the country's literary masters"--Jacket flap.

"One of the most famous works of 19th-century American Transcendentalist literature is excerpted and illustrated by Italian artist Giovanni Manna, who brings Thoreau's natural experiment to life"--Provided by publisher.

The author chronicles his life from age twelve to sixteen, living in the bizarre home of his mother's psychiatrist, where he was sexually abused by the doctor's thirty-three-year-old adopted son.

Children's author William Steig describes and illustrates what life was like in his neighborhood when he was a boy nearly one hundred years ago.

Sketches of the author's early life in Paris in the twenties provide nostalgic reminiscences of his first marriage and the discipline of developing his own literary craft.

An extended essay on the British West Indies island of Antigua, the author's home, describing its scenery, its people, and its history, and discussing the impacts of colonization and tourism.