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1. Trenton Falls, picturesque and
 
2. Out-doors at Idlewild; or, The
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3. Sentiment and Celebrity: Nathaniel
 
4. Nathaniel P. Willis 1806-1867:
 
5. Nathaniel P. Willis

1. Trenton Falls, picturesque and descriptive: ed. by N. Parker Willis; embracing the original essay of John Sherman, the first proprietor and resident. The principal illustrations from original designs by Heine, Kummer and Muller
by Nathaniel Parker (1806-1867) (ed.) Willis
 Hardcover: Pages (1851)

Asin: B000N64D8G
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2. Out-doors at Idlewild; or, The shaping of a home on the banks of the Hudson. By N.P. Willis ...
by Nathaniel Parker (1806-1867) Willis
 Hardcover: Pages (1855)

Asin: B000P1U8GU
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3. Sentiment and Celebrity: Nathaniel Parker Willis and the Trials of Literary Fame
by Thomas N. Baker
Hardcover: 272 Pages (1998-12-31)
list price: US$98.00 -- used & new: US$6.47
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Asin: 0195120736
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Book Description
Sentiment and Celebrity tells the story of a man the New York Times once called "the most talked-about author in America". A widely admired, if controversial master of the sentimental appeal poet and "magazinist" Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806-1867) was a pioneer in the modern business of celebrity. By charting the shape and thrust of the various controversies that surrounded Willis, this book shows how the cultural and commercial impulses that fostered the development of antebellum America's love affair with fame and fashion drew power and sustenance from the concurrent allure of genteel cultivation and sentiment. ... Read more

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4-0 out of 5 stars Captivating
Nat Willis-- a man of his times, a man for our time? I loved this roguish tale! Baker has slavishly peeled away layer upon layer of this mostAmerican onion, this slice of the American pie, this antibellum antiherowhose antics and excesses are still a hoot in our 'modern' society.Couldn't put it down. Expensive, though-- and too bad the pictures weren'tbigger. ... Read more


4. Nathaniel P. Willis 1806-1867: (Recollections of American authors No. 9)
by James Grant Wilson
 Unknown Binding: Pages (1912)

Asin: B0008A6EZ2
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5. Nathaniel P. Willis
by Cortland P. Auser
 Textbook Binding: Pages (1969-06)
list price: US$6.95
Isbn: 0805708200
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