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... Hudson , detail of a portrait The Mansell Collection he began his railroad activities in 1827 by in- vesting a £ 30,000 bequest in North Midland Railway shares . Hudson helped obtain passage of an act of Parliament to raise capital for ...
... Hudson , detail of a portrait The Mansell Collection he began his railroad activities in 1827 by in- vesting a £ 30,000 bequest in North Midland Railway shares . Hudson helped obtain passage of an act of Parliament to raise capital for ...
Page 118
... Hudson spent the rest of his life . His early books , romances with a South American setting , are weak in characterization but imbued with a brooding sense of nature's power . Although Hudson's reputation now rests chiefly on these ...
... Hudson spent the rest of his life . His early books , romances with a South American setting , are weak in characterization but imbued with a brooding sense of nature's power . Although Hudson's reputation now rests chiefly on these ...
Page 119
... Hudson ( built in 1959 ) , the Rip Van Winkle ( 1935 ) , the Newburgh - Beacon ( 1963 ) , the Bear Mountain ( 1924 ) , the Tap- pan Zee ( 1956 ) , and the George Washington ( 1931 ) . Vehicular and railway tunnels connect New York City ...
... Hudson ( built in 1959 ) , the Rip Van Winkle ( 1935 ) , the Newburgh - Beacon ( 1963 ) , the Bear Mountain ( 1924 ) , the Tap- pan Zee ( 1956 ) , and the George Washington ( 1931 ) . Vehicular and railway tunnels connect New York City ...
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