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Description

1. viii, 151 pages; 23 cm.

Summary

1. "Part history and part memoir, Hell Gate tells of a man's excursions along and then through Hell Gate, a narrow stretch of water in New York City's East River, notorious for dangerous currents, shipwrecks, and its melancholic islands and rocks. Drawn to the area by his fascination with its name--from the Dutch Hellegat, translated into English as both "bright passage" and "hell hole"--What begins as a set of casual walks becomes a foray into landscape and history as he traces through these idyllic and hellish images in an attempt to discover Hell Gate's hidden character and the meaning of its elusive name. The book is a loosely constructed set of sketches, organized as a kind of tour, that take place along the edge of the river and then in a rowboat in the river. Scenes and events are described as they present themselves; history and lore are freely mixed with contemporary scenes."--Provided by publisher.

Series statement

1. Excelsior editions

Uniform title

1. Excelsior editions.

Subject

1. New York (State) > New York
2. New York (State) > New York > Hell Gate
3. New York (N.Y.) > Description and travel
4. Hell Gate (New York, N.Y.)
5. New York (State) > East River
6. Travel
7. East River (N.Y.)

Call number

1. JFE 19-8

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references.

Author

1. Nichols, Michael, 1951- author.

Title

1. Hell Gate : a nexus of New York city's east river / Michael Nichols.

Publisher

1. Albany : State University of New York Press, [2018]

Copyright date

1. ©2018

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Series

1. Excelsior editions
2. Excelsior editions.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references.

LCCN

1. 2017053073

ISBN

1. 9781438471402 paperback ; alkaline paper
2. 1438471408 paperback ; alkaline paper

Research call number

1. JFE 19-8