hudson river valley (n.y. and n.j.)

Profiles paintings by notable artists from the Hudson River School and explores the school's romantic, idealized vision of the American landscape.

Examines the origins of place names along the Hudson as well as the folklore and history of the area.

Two boys living along the Hudson River track historical clues and try to elude a crazed treasure-hunter as they search for bounty rumored to have been hidden in 1699.

In 1938, thirteen-year-old Louise Bloom tries to figure out what caused her mother to leave her, her three brothers, their father, and the lighthouse on the Hudson River that they call home.

After twenty years, a 38 year-old woman awakens from a coma. She does not know her boyfriend has been convicted of her attempted murder or that he has escaped from prison and is making his way toward her.

An annotated edition of "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.," which contains more than thirty essays, sketches, and tales by nineteenth-century American writer Washington Irving, including "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"; also contains a prospectus and an advertisement from early editions.

Presents an imaginary journey back in time to the birth of the Hudson River and examines its history, pollution and clean-up, nearby Native American and European settlements, and the river's appeal as a tourist destination and literary subject.