Bøger af Edward Payson Weston

In 1874, Weston, known for his walking endurance, embarked on a 6-Day walk at Barnum's Roman Hippodrome, facing various challenges and competitors. This book provides a detailed account of the grueling competition and Weston's eventual victory, solidifying his status as one of America's greatest walkers.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Pedestrian is a historical book written by Edward Payson Weston in 1862. The book is a detailed account of his journey on foot from the State House in Boston, Massachusetts to the U.S. Capital. It is a journal of his experiences, observations, and encounters during his walk, which took place in the midst of the American Civil War. Weston's journey covered over 400 miles, and he encountered a wide range of people and situations along the way. The book provides a unique perspective on life in America during the mid-19th century, as well as insights into the challenges and rewards of long-distance walking. Weston's writing style is engaging and informative, and the book is a fascinating read for anyone interested in history, travel, or physical fitness. Overall, The Pedestrian is a remarkable work that offers a glimpse into a bygone era and the adventures of a man who dared to walk across a nation in turmoil.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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Title: The Bowdoin poets.Author: Edward Payson WestonPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP00383600CollectionID: CTRG10169772-BPublicationDate: 18400101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: Collation: xiii, 188 p., [1] leaf of plates: ill.; 20 cm