The Price of Blood - Pyle, Howard
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Experience the vibrant and dangerous world of early 19th-century New York in Howard Pyle's "The Price of Blood: An Extravaganza of New York Life in 1807." This historical fiction novel offers a compelling glimpse into the city's burgeoning social landscape, exploring themes of wealth, power, and the human cost of ambition. Pyle masterfully captures the essence of a bygone era, painting a vivid portrait of New York as it teeters on the brink of transformation. Through meticulous detail and compelling storytelling, "The Price of Blood" serves as both a gripping narrative and a poignant social…mehr

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Experience the vibrant and dangerous world of early 19th-century New York in Howard Pyle's "The Price of Blood: An Extravaganza of New York Life in 1807." This historical fiction novel offers a compelling glimpse into the city's burgeoning social landscape, exploring themes of wealth, power, and the human cost of ambition. Pyle masterfully captures the essence of a bygone era, painting a vivid portrait of New York as it teeters on the brink of transformation. Through meticulous detail and compelling storytelling, "The Price of Blood" serves as both a gripping narrative and a poignant social commentary. Immerse yourself in this meticulously prepared republication of a classic work and discover a New York you never knew. Perfect for readers interested in historical fiction, city life, and the rich tapestry of literary history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Howard Pyle (March 5, 1853 - November 9, 1911) was an American illustrator and author, primarily of books for young people. A native of Wilmington, Delaware, he spent the last year of his life in Florence, Italy. In 1894 he began teaching illustration at the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry (now Drexel University). After 1900, he founded his own school of art and illustration, named the Howard Pyle School of Illustration Art. The scholar Henry C. Pitz later used the term Brandywine School for the illustration artists and Wyeth family artists of the Brandywine region, several of whom had studied with Pyle.[1] Some of his more notable students were N. C. Wyeth, Frank Schoonover, Elenore Abbott, Ethel Franklin Betts, Anna Whelan Betts, Harvey Dunn, Clyde O. DeLand, Philip R. Goodwin, Violet Oakley, Ellen Bernard Thompson Pyle, Olive Rush, Allen Tupper True, Elizabeth Shippen Green, and Jessie Willcox Smith. His 1883 classic publication The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood remains in print, and his other books, frequently with medieval European settings, include a four-volume set on King Arthur. He is also well known for his illustrations of pirates, and is credited with creating what has become the modern stereotype of pirate dress. He published his first novel, Otto of the Silver Hand, in 1888. He also illustrated historical and adventure stories for periodicals such as Harper's Weekly and St. Nicholas Magazine. His novel Men of Iron was adapted as the movie The Black Shield of Falworth (1954).