{"product_id":"sketching-the-adirondacks-edward-i-pitts-9780815611769","title":"Sketching the Adirondacks: Letters from the Wilderness","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1851, two aspiring landscape artists, Jervis McEntree 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 McEntree'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 McEntree 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 McEntree 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward I. Pitts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815611765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815611769\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Edward I. Pitts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46420558512383,"sku":"9780815611769","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_39e65ad9-5c77-4841-b606-0083c3793f66.jpg?v=1734634982","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sketching-the-adirondacks-edward-i-pitts-9780815611769","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}