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Joseph Woods Commonplace Book, 1771-1809
Unnumbered title leaf followed by 312 numbered pages, including some blanks and irregularities in pagination. Evidence of excised pages at front, after the blank following the first page 13, preceding the second page 13, and following pages16, 54, 84, 122, 154, 178, 215, 223, 233, and 247. Contains transcriptions and translations from Horace, original poems, thoughts on the births and deaths of family members, and an account of the London anti-Catholic riots of 1780, known as the Gordon Riots. With an index on page 261. On pages 291-293 are transcribed in a later hand the Gentleman's Magazine obituaries of Joseph Woods, and of his mother Sarah (Neale) Woods.
Naked in the Woods
One hundred years ago, Joseph Knowles staged America's first Survivor-like "reality shows"-questionable adventures in the wild, fueled by tabloid wars and wilderness hysteria
Wood Folk at School
Wood Folk at School by William J. (William Joseph) Long Here, beside me, are claw marks in the moldy bark. Only a bear could leave that deep, strong imprint. And see! there is where the moss slipped and broke beneath his weight. A restless tramp is Mooween, who scatters his records over forty miles of hillside on a summer day, when his lazy mood happens to leave him for a season. Here, on the other side, are the bronze-green petals of a spruce cone, chips from a squirrel's workshop, scattered as if Meeko had brushed them hastily from his yellow apron when he rushed out to see Mooween as he passed. There, beyond, is a mink sign, plain as daylight, where Cheokhes sat down a little while after ...
The Eyes of the Woods - a Story of the Ancient Wilderness
"The Eyes of the Woods - A story of the Ancient Wilderness" from Joseph Alexander Altsheler. Editor and author of popular juvenile historical fiction (1862-1919).
