A Slant of Light... Beekman 1802

A Slant of Light... Beekman 1802A collection of contemporary prose and poetry by women writers from New Yorks Hudson Valley. This volume celebrates the contemporary prose and poetry of more than a hundred women from New Yorks Hudson Valley. Drawing on writers from the eastern border of New York State to the foothills of the Catskills, and along the length of the Hudson River from Westchester to Albany, editors Laurence Carr and Jan Zlotnik Schmidt bring together a wide variety of

their faith and courage

and incredible poverty

political tracts

As the Civil War loomed and politicians from the North and South debated the fate of slavery

by Joanne Michaels

which is undoubtedly responsible for America becoming a nation of coffee drinkers instead of tea drinkers

the icehouses

brass-plated "Button in Ear"

He tells us how the Dutch celebrated themselves and how they were slandered by their enemies

and biblical knowledge

the bowling alley

and their race and looks at the political tools at their disposal