Concord Massachusetts in History, Literature, and the Arts - McAdow, Ron
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"Concord Massachusetts in History, Literature, and the Arts" is an introduction to the major figures and events that draw visitors to this New England town. The American Revolution began here in 1775, when colonial militia clashed with British soldiers. In the 19th century, due to the magnetism of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Concord became identified with the Transcendentalist movement, and attracted writers such as Nathanael Hawthorne, and the Alcotts, and launched the careers of artists such as the sculptor Daniel Chester French. Concord native Henry Thoreau, with some inspiration from Emerson and…mehr

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"Concord Massachusetts in History, Literature, and the Arts" is an introduction to the major figures and events that draw visitors to this New England town. The American Revolution began here in 1775, when colonial militia clashed with British soldiers. In the 19th century, due to the magnetism of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Concord became identified with the Transcendentalist movement, and attracted writers such as Nathanael Hawthorne, and the Alcotts, and launched the careers of artists such as the sculptor Daniel Chester French. Concord native Henry Thoreau, with some inspiration from Emerson and his own supply of will and original thought, came to the forefront as an icon of the town. This book, 24 pages in length, printed in full color, has 42 illustrations including contemporary and antique photographs, paintings, and engravings.
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Ron was born in southern Illinois, in 1949. He has a bachelor's from the University of Chicago. In the 1970s Ron made animated films for children's television programs and two longer films, Hank the Cave Peanut and Captain Silas, which are in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. Captain Silas received the gold medal for animation at the Virgin Islands Film Festival.After filmmaking, Ron worked as a teacher and camp director, in outdoor and Montessori settings. He did multimedia instructional design for educational publishing at D.C. Heath and CAST, and authored guidebooks to principal rivers in eastern Massachusetts. Ron served for ten years as Executive Director of Sudbury Valley Trustees, a regional conservation non-profit.Ron published his first novel, Ike, in 2015, and his second, The Grove of Hollow Trees, in 2020. Since becoming a grandfather, Ron has written and illustrated several books for children.