{"product_id":"sketching-the-adirondacks-letters-from-the-wilderness-paperback","title":"Sketching the Adirondacks: Letters from the Wilderness - 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\u003eEdward I. Pitts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1851, two aspiring landscape artists, Jervis McEntee and Joseph Tubby, set out for the Adirondacks on a sketching expedition that would test not only their mettle as artists but as outdoorsmen. Heading into the still-rugged wilderness, not yet fully explored and sparsely inhabited, the two artists ventured across about one hundred seventy miles of terrain, sketching what they saw for future painting reference. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSketching the Adirondacks, \u003c\/i\u003e the artists' unique journey is brought to life by author Edward Pitts, who drew on McEntee's journal to reimagine the expedition as a series of letters home to friends and family. These fictionalized letters, all richly annotated with historical facts and context about the region, recount the pair's real adventures and the artistic inspirations that inspired their work as Hudson River School artists. Following their trip McEntee and Tubby were artists first, not natural outdoorsmen, and the letters describe the challenges they faced, as well as many of the famous guides and Adirondack characters who assisted them during the trip. \u003ci\u003eSketching the Adirondacks \u003c\/i\u003erenders McEntee and Tubby's journey in vivid detail, and reveals how their artwork inspired so many others, blending a unique creative approach with rigorous historical accuracy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward I. Pitts\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired attorney and federal administrative law judge. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBeaver River Country: An Adirondack History. \u003c\/i\u003eHis articles on Adirondack history have appeared in \u003ci\u003eAdirondac Magazine, Adirondack Life, \u003c\/i\u003e LOCALadk, and the \u003ci\u003eAdirondack Almanack.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 254\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978256679213,"sku":"9780815611769","price":33.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/ClBWaYqADx9780815611769.webp?v=1775801293","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/sketching-the-adirondacks-letters-from-the-wilderness-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}