Le riflessioni; la vita; le esperienze di un futuro (grande) artista affidate a un diario personale e sentito; unautoanalisi condotta sul filo dello scoramento e della rassegnazione. Il rapporto con il sesso femminile; la confidenza con i grandi del passato; lisolamento e la distanza da un mondo artistico conservatore e gretto; incapace; allora come oggi; di comprendere le novitagrave; e la sperimentazione. Una testimonianza letteraria che ci restituisce un artista padrone del linguaggio e delle sue potenzialitagrave; espressive.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Early Manhattan; Wornderfully ExploredBy mahagonythorFrom a hilly tree-filled forest to the most amazing city on the globe; this lovingly written book takes us on a very detailed journey through the evolution of Manhattan. The star of the book is the brilliant and eccentric cartographer and surveyor John Randel Jr. who plotted Manhattans well-known grid. Holloway details Randels amazing life story and in doing so; reveals the engrossing history of Manhattans transformation from an island filled with hills; enormous rocks; and densely forested areas to highly functional and precisely grided urban metropolis. The writing is both scholarly and inviting; yielding a book rich in information and data; and with the feel of a great adventure unfolding with each page. This is history with a heart. A wonderful read; well recommended.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A Different Side of HistoryBy DFBrownThis was recommended by a friend and gave me a different view of how NewYork City was layer out on the grid. It personalizes the actual process of the grid being measured and the hardships that were involved. The later part of the book deals more with John Randels life and works in Delaware and Maryland. His participation on the CD Canal were my primary reason for reading this novel. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is interested in the history of Delmarva or who is interested in the surveying and layout of New York.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Interesting bookBy CustomerI like books about old technology and this book is very interesting about surveying in general as well as surveying old Manhattan.
