Mohonk and the Smileys and other American landscape painters

and other American landscape painters who created a new — and quintessentially American — style of art in the early and mid-19th century

and see for yourself why the National Park Service dubbed the Hudson River Valley “the landscape that defined America

and vintage postcards

agriculture

The narrative voice of the heroine

Mohonk and the Smileys and other American landscape paintersAuthor: Larry E. Burgess Mohonk and the Smileys: A National Historic Landmark and the Family That Created It chronicles the history and enduring legacy of a unique resort whose aim has always been to create and sustain a peaceful, contemplative environment for the betterment of human relations and for improved relations between people and the world around them. It is a story that includes the creation of the largest privately owned nature preserve in