Book of Americans

by Rosemary Benet

Other authorsStephen Vincent Benet (Author)
Hardcover, 1933

Status

Available

Tags

poetry, us history, biography

Genres

Publication

Henry Holt & Company (1933), Hardcover

Description

A collection of poetry portraying 56 famous Americans from Columbus to Woodrow Wilson. A reissue.

User reviews

LibraryThing member melsmarsh
This is a wonderful little book of poetry for kids. Each poem is a minibiography about an important figure in American history. Although many books around the time of publication (my edition was published in the 1960s) do not feature much in the way of important women in US history, this book
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 features several poems about famous women.
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Language

English

Original publication date

1933

Barcode

116

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