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Langston Hughes

Harlem, NEW YORK

  • Photo of the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River. — New York, New York
    Harlem lights glitter in the background of the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River. — New York, New York
  • Photo of a row of quintessential brownstones — Harlem, New York
    A row of quintessential brownstones in splendid condition. Street after street in Harlem looked like this, and still does. — Harlem, New York
  • Photo of a homemade tribute to Harlem culture, in black and white — Harlem, New York
    A homemade tribute to Harlem culture, in black and white, just across the street from Hughes’s house. — Harlem, New York
  • Photo of Harlem, New York
    Children’s Play Area: Hughes once wrote: “By what sends / the white kids / I ain’t sent: / I know I can’t / be President.” It’s a shame he didn’t live to see the day. — Harlem, New York
  • Photo of Bailey’s Funeral Home — Harlem, New York
    Bailey’s Funeral Home, with a fine black hearse. Hughes, author of “Night Funeral in Harlem,” might feel quite in his element—once the sun went down. — Harlem, New York
  • Photo of Looking across Central Park toward Harlem
    Looking across Central Park toward Harlem from the Top of the Rock at Rockefeller Center. — New York, New York

    “but most of all to Harlem
    dusky sash across Manhattan”

    [they come]

    “wondering
    wide-eyed
    dreaming”
    — Langston Hughes
    “Good Morning”
    Montage of a Dream Deferred, 1951
  • Photo of Langston Hughes House. — Harlem, New York
    Langston Hughes House. — Harlem, New York

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Appendix :: Literary Destinations

Langston Hughes

(1902-1967)

The Langston Hughes House
20 East 127th Street
Harlem, NY
Phone: 212-927-3413

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A Journey Through Literary America

A Journey Through Literary America

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Explore the fascinating stories of 26 great American authors with images of the places that inspired them to write. It’s the perfect gift for book lovers. With over 140 photographs throughout, the images add mood and dimension to the writing – and they are often shockingly close to what the featured authors described in their own words. Lushly illustrated, and beautifully designed, the book is as much of a pleasure to look at as it is to read.

This is a volume for the literary enthusiast, the armchair traveler or the intrepid reader. It is a handsome and beautifully illustrated companion for those who seek to learn more about authors they have read and those who wish to discover new writers.

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Appendix :: Literary Destinations

Sherwood Anderson • Raymond Carver • Willa Cather • James Fenimore Cooper • Rita Dove • Ralph Waldo Emerson • William Faulkner • Richard Ford • Robert Frost • Nathaniel Hawthorne • Ernest Hemingway • Langston Hughes • Washington Irving • Robinson Jeffers • Sinclair Lewis • Herman Melville • Henry Miller • Toni Morrison • Flannery O’Connor • E. Annie Proulx • Philip Roth • John Steinbeck • Wallace Stegner • Henry David Thoreau • John Updike • Thomas Wolfe
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