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Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1993. Boone: A Biography , Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2007, ISBN 978-1-56512-615-2 Lions of the West - Heroes and Villains of the Westward Expansion , Shannon Ravenel Books, 2011, ISBN 978-1-56512-626-8
The biennial Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival is the largest poetry event in North America. [1] The 16th edition, and 30th anniversary, of the biannual event took place in Newark, New Jersey, October 20–23, 2016. [2] [3] The most recent festival took place in Newark, 17--19 October 2024. [4]
John Anthony Ciardi (/ ˈ tʃ ɑːr d i / CHAR-dee; Italian:; June 24, 1916 – March 30, 1986) was an American poet, translator, and etymologist.While primarily known as a poet and translator of Dante's Divine Comedy, he also wrote several volumes of children's poetry, pursued etymology, contributed to the Saturday Review as a columnist and long-time poetry editor, directed the Bread Loaf ...
Robert A. King (September 20, 1862 – April 13, 1932) was a prolific early twentieth century American composer, who wrote under pen names including the pen names, ...
As a gentleman switches his cane." —Illustration from the 1830 edition of The Devil's Walk , attributed to Professor Porson "The Devil's Thoughts" is a satirical poem in common metre by Samuel Taylor Coleridge , published in 1799, and expanded by Robert Southey in 1827 and retitled "The Devil's Walk" .
Young Randy Feemster meets JFK. Feemster and his mother, Jean Kennedy Feemster, moved to Canton from Montana. A divorced mother, Feemster's mom became the sole support of a multi-generational family.
Robert Field Stockton (August 20, 1795 – October 7, 1866) was a United States Navy commodore, notable in the capture of California during the Mexican–American War.He was a naval innovator and an early advocate for a propeller-driven, steam-powered navy.
Robert Francis (August 12, 1901 – July 13, 1987) was an American poet who lived most of his life in Amherst, Massachusetts. His 1953 poem, “The Pitcher”, is a classic work among coaches, athletes, baseball players—and pitchers and artists.