{"product_id":"out-doors-at-idlewild-or-the-shaping-of-a-home-on-the-banks-of-the-hudson-paperback","title":"Out-Doors at Idlewild; or, The Shaping of a Home on the Banks of the Hudson - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNathaniel Parker Willis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEdward J. Jr. Renehan\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChronicles the creation of a picturesque home and landscape on the Hudson River by one of the nineteenth century's leading authors.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the 1850s and '60s, by far the most prominent author in all of New York State was the writer, editor, and publisher Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806-1867). Nearly as prominent as Willis himself was his Hudson Valley estate, Idlewild, where literary elites gathered and about which Willis himself wrote and published extensively. In 1846, Willis founded the \u003ci\u003eHome Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, which would go on to become \u003ci\u003eTown and Country\u003c\/i\u003e. In \u003ci\u003eOut-Doors at Idlewild\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1855, Willis chronicled the creation of his estate at Cornwall-on-Hudson (near West Point), as well as life amid its countryside. The land afforded brilliant views of the river and the mountains to the East. Calvert Vaux, the famed architect of both landscapes and houses, designed the elaborate and ornate Gothic Revival home, which Willis named \u003ci\u003eIdlewood\u003c\/i\u003e (whereas he called the estate \u003ci\u003eIdlewild\u003c\/i\u003e), and into which the Willis family moved in July of 1853. Here, Willis wrote a series of papers for the \u003ci\u003eHome Journal\u003c\/i\u003e documenting life at the seventy-acre estate. These papers were gathered together in \u003ci\u003eOut-Doors at Idlewild\u003c\/i\u003e, a celebration of Willis's home and estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNathaniel Parker Willis \u003c\/b\u003ewas a prominent nineteenth-century author, poet, and editor. \u003cb\u003eEdward Renehan \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of more than twenty books. He lives in Wickford, Rhode Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 302\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48283280867576,"sku":"9781438486222","price":36.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/UImLksE2F89781438486222.webp?v=1783705056","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/out-doors-at-idlewild-or-the-shaping-of-a-home-on-the-banks-of-the-hudson-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}