Poems of the American Spirit - Hardcover

Stanford, David (series Editor)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0760733120 ISBN 13: 9780760733127

Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books, 2002

Synopsis

Since the earliest days of America's history, poets have sought to express what it means to belong to a nation dedicated to liberty and democracy. From the lyricism of Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing" and the muscular rhythms of Carl Sandburg's "Chicago" to the memorable stanzas of "Casey at the Bat" and the rousing celebration of Wood Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land," Poems of the American Spirit presents the rich variety of the American experience and includes some of the greatest poetic works of Robert Frost, Henry Wadsworth Longfelow, Herman Melville, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, and many others....

About this edition

• Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0760733120
• ISBN 13: 9780760733127
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1