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William Cullen Bryant Author

William Cullen Bryant II, a collateral descendant, earned his Ph.D. at Columbia University. He taught at his alma mater and at the University of Iowa, Fordham University, and the City University of New York. He widely traveled as a naval officer, teacher, and educational advisor. He lived in Garrison, NY.

A popular history of the United States, from the first discovery of the western hemisphere by the Northmen, to the end of the civil war. Preceded by a sketch of the prehistoric period and the age of the mound builders (Volume I) cover

A popular history of the United States, from the first discovery of the western hemisphere by the Northmen, to the end of the civil war. Preceded by a sketch of the prehistoric period and the age of the mound builders (Volume I)

2 authors - Paperback

£15.71

The Little People of the Snow cover

The Little People of the Snow

William Cullen Bryant - Paperback

£6.66

Poems, by William Cullen Bryant cover

Poems, by William Cullen Bryant

William Cullen Bryant - Paperback

£25.90

Letters from the East cover

Letters from the East

William Cullen Bryant - Paperback

£39.90

The Early Poems of William Cullen Bryant cover

The Early Poems of William Cullen Bryant

2 authors - Paperback

£35.50

A Popular History of the United States cover

A Popular History of the United States

2 authors - Hardback

£36.95

Selections From the American Poets. by William Cullen Bryant. cover

Selections From the American Poets. by William Cullen Bryant.

William Cullen Bryant - Paperback

£12.86

Poems

William Cullen Bryant - Paperback

£19.99

A popular history of the United States, from the first discovery of the western hemisphere by the Northmen, to the end of the civil war. Preceded by a sketch of the prehistoric period and the age of the mound builders (Volume III) cover

A popular history of the United States, from the first discovery of the western hemisphere by the Northmen, to the end of the civil war. Preceded by a sketch of the prehistoric period and the age of the mound builders (Volume III)

2 authors - Paperback

£16.65

The Early Poems of William Cullen Bryant cover

The Early Poems of William Cullen Bryant

2 authors - Paperback

£30.90

Picturesque America; Or, the Land We Live In. a Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes ... Cities and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country. with Illustrations ... by Eminent American Artists. Edited by W. C. Bryant.. Vol.... cover

Picturesque America; Or, the Land We Live In. a Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes ... Cities and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country. with Illustrations ... by Eminent American Artists. Edited by W. C. Bryant.. Vol....

William Cullen Bryant - Paperback

£19.99

Poems by William Cullen Bryant. cover

Poems by William Cullen Bryant.

William Cullen Bryant - Paperback

£12.86

Ueber Robert Burns' poetische Episteln und über den Nordamericanischen Dichter W. C. Bryant. Kritik und Beispiele im Originaltext nebst merischer Uebersetzung. cover

Ueber Robert Burns' poetische Episteln und über den Nordamericanischen Dichter W. C. Bryant. Kritik und Beispiele im Originaltext nebst merischer Uebersetzung.

3 authors - Paperback

£13.99

Picturesque America; Or, the Land We Live In. a Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes Cities and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country. with Illustrations by Eminent American Artists. Edited by W. C. Bryant. Vol. I cover

Picturesque America; Or, the Land We Live In. a Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes Cities and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country. with Illustrations by Eminent American Artists. Edited by W. C. Bryant. Vol. I

William Cullen Bryant - Paperback

£18.99

Picturesque America; Or, the Land We Live In. a Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes Cities and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country. with Illustrations by Eminent American Artists. Edited by W. C. Bryant Vol. II cover

Picturesque America; Or, the Land We Live In. a Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes Cities and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country. with Illustrations by Eminent American Artists. Edited by W. C. Bryant Vol. II

William Cullen Bryant - Paperback

£18.99

A New Library of Poetry and Song cover

A New Library of Poetry and Song

William Cullen Bryant - Paperback

£17.54

Poems, by William Cullen Bryant. Collected and Arranged by the Author. cover

Poems, by William Cullen Bryant. Collected and Arranged by the Author.

William Cullen Bryant - Paperback

£14.47

Thirty Poems cover

Thirty Poems

William Cullen Bryant - Paperback

£25.50

A History of the United States from the first discovery of the western hemisphere to the end of the first century of the union of the States. Sketch of the pre-historic period and the age of the mound builders. By W. C. Bryant and Sydney Howard Gay. cover

A History of the United States from the first discovery of the western hemisphere to the end of the first century of the union of the States. Sketch of the pre-historic period and the age of the mound builders. By W. C. Bryant and Sydney Howard Gay.

2 authors - Paperback

£21.99

The American Landscape, N I Engraved from Original and Accurate Drawings with Historical and Topographical Illustrations [By W. C. Bryant]. cover

The American Landscape, N I Engraved from Original and Accurate Drawings with Historical and Topographical Illustrations [By W. C. Bryant].

William Cullen Bryant - Paperback

£12.99

Picturesque America; Or, the Land We Live In. a Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes ... Cities and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country. with Illustrations ... by Eminent American Artists. Edited by W. C. Bryant. Vol. I... cover

Picturesque America; Or, the Land We Live In. a Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes ... Cities and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country. with Illustrations ... by Eminent American Artists. Edited by W. C. Bryant. Vol. I...

William Cullen Bryant - Paperback

£18.99

A Discourse On the Life, Character and Genius of Washington Irving, Delivered Before the New York Historical Society, At the Academy of Music in New York, On the 3D of April, 1860. cover

A Discourse On the Life, Character and Genius of Washington Irving, Delivered Before the New York Historical Society, At the Academy of Music in New York, On the 3D of April, 1860.

William Cullen Bryant - Paperback

£16.00

Letters of a Traveller. Second Series. cover

Letters of a Traveller. Second Series.

William Cullen Bryant - Paperback

£18.99

Poems, by William Cullen Bryant. Collected and Arranged by the Author. cover

Poems, by William Cullen Bryant. Collected and Arranged by the Author.

William Cullen Bryant - Paperback

£15.95

Letters from the East cover

Letters from the East

William Cullen Bryant - Hardback

£59.90