▁G . ▁Chap man , ▁and ▁the ▁publishing ▁business ▁first ▁at ▁the ▁S . G . ▁Good rich ▁publishing ▁factory , ▁and ▁later ▁by ▁illustr ating ▁a ▁life ▁of ▁Gen . ▁Win field ▁Scott ▁and ▁a ▁re issue ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁Kennedy ' s ▁books ▁( Sw allow ▁Bar n ). ▁With ▁G ou ven our ▁K emble , ▁he ▁helped ▁organ ize ▁the ▁Century ▁Club ▁for ▁sketch ▁artists . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁St ro ther ▁was ▁publishing ▁land sc apes ▁and ▁other ▁scenes ▁of ▁his ▁native ▁state , ▁then ▁of ▁other ▁areas ▁of ▁America . ▁He ▁visited ▁the ▁historic ▁sites ▁of ▁sout he astern ▁Virginia , ▁including ▁Williams burg , ▁Jam est own ▁and ▁York town , ▁and ▁saw ▁the ▁area ▁as ▁decay ed , ▁unlike ▁the ▁commer cially ▁expand ing ▁area ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁raised . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁St ro ther ▁bought ▁a ▁home ▁for ▁his ▁young ▁family ▁in ▁Mart ins burg , ▁Nor bor ne ▁Hall , ▁which ▁became ▁his ▁winter ▁home ▁until ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁St ro ther ▁published ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁places ▁before ▁winning ▁fame ▁as ▁both ▁author ▁and ▁illustr ator ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁hum orous ▁travel og ues ▁which ▁appeared ▁in ▁Har per ' s ▁Month ly ▁magazine . ▁Com men cing ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁and ▁using ▁the ▁Pen ▁name ▁" P orte ▁C ray on ," ▁these ▁articles ▁included ▁The ▁Virginia ▁C ana an ▁( 1 8 5 3