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Anna Hubbard: Out of the Shadows

By Mia Cunningham

Book information

Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Year
2009
ISBN
9780813192680, 9780813192680
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
24 MB (25576930 bytes)
Pages
248\275
Time added
2016-11-12 07:11:58
United States;American Revolution;Civil War;US Pre

Description

Anna Eikenhout (1902-1986) was an honors graduate of Ohio State University, a fine-arts librarian, a skilled pianist, and an avid reader in three languages. Harlan Hubbard (1900-1988), a little-known painter and would-be shantyboater, seemed an unlikely husband, but together they lived a life out of the pages of Thoreau's Walden. Much of what is known about the Hubbards comes from Harlan's books and journals. Concerning the seasons and the landscape, his writing was rapturous, yet he was emotionally reticent when discussing human affairs in general or Anna in particular. Yet it was through her efforts that their life on the river was truly civilized. Visitors to Payne Hollow recall Anna as a generous, gracious hostess, whose intelligence and artistry made the small house seem grander than a mansion.

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