The war between the states inspired the poets of the American nation. Popular writers of the day, such as Henry Wordsworth Longfellow and Ralph Waldo Emerson, wrote verse, as did those for whom recognition lay in the future, most notably Walt Whitman. CIVIL WAR POETRY includes verse by these celebrated figures as well as some who are now unfamiliar but were well-known in this defining period in America's history. Alongside the greats of literature the reader will discover Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (father of the future ...
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The war between the states inspired the poets of the American nation. Popular writers of the day, such as Henry Wordsworth Longfellow and Ralph Waldo Emerson, wrote verse, as did those for whom recognition lay in the future, most notably Walt Whitman. CIVIL WAR POETRY includes verse by these celebrated figures as well as some who are now unfamiliar but were well-known in this defining period in America's history. Alongside the greats of literature the reader will discover Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (father of the future Supreme Court justice), Henry Timrod ( Laureate of the Confederacy ), and Margaret Junkin (sister-in-law of Stonewall Jackson). This collection includes poems from those who saw direct service, those who sought other means through which to contribute, and those for whom age or sex prevented direct participation. Includes poems by: - Ambrose Bierce - William Cullen Bryant - Ralph Waldo Emerson - Julia Ward Howe - Sindey Lanier - Herman Melville - James Whitcomb Riley - Walt Whitman - John Greenleaf Whittier - Constance Fenimore Woolson Beautiful full-color illustrations throughout and short biographies of the poets help put their words into context.
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As New in Very Good jacket. A few very short chips off back jacket. NEW unopened copy with unfurled ribbon. Clean tight bright fresh. (both the Blue and the Grey) Fine anthology. Size: 8vo.
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Very Good in As New jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7; Gramercy Books/Random House. 2006, First Edition in Near Fine Condition. Inscription from former owner on endpaper, else Fine. Dust Jacket as new. This anthology includes the work of poets from both sides of the War between the States. Union poets such as Walt Whitman and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow are remembered to this day take their place beside poets of the South now largely forgotten, such as Henry Timrod and Abram Joseph Ryan. Works of 36 poets are included. 192 pages. Biographies, Index of Poets, Index of Titles, Index of First Lines. 8vo. 2006, Gramercy Books. ISBN10: 0517228777, ISBN13: 9780517228777.
Here is a new and different way of viewing the American Civil War. Put aside the novels, the histories and the memoirs of the nation's greatest conflict and enjoy the poetry that was prevalent at that point in time. Not so different from today we find that they wrote of the same desires and thoughts that make us who we are as a people. A very interesting book that was hard to put down, If you like poetry then you will enjoy "Poetry of the Civil War".