Amsterdam was a great surprise to me. I had always thought of Venice as the city of canals; it had never entered my mind that I should find similar conditions in a Dutch town.
James Weldon JohnsonAbout author
- Author's profession: Poet
- Nationality: american
- Born: June 17, 1871
- Died: June 26, 1938
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