WASHINGTON, A NATIONAL EPIC, IN SIX CANTOS

EDWARD JOHNSON RUNK

Published by G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, NEW YORK, 1901

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NICE LOOKING DARK BLUE COVER, GOLD PRINT FRONT AND SPINE, ONE SMALL WHITE DOT FRONT COVER, TIGHT AND CLEAN, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR IN FRONT. THE POEM WAS WRITTEN AT COLD SPRING IN THE HUDSON HIGHLANDS IN MONTHS SUCCEEDING WASHINGTON'S INAUGURATION, ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 1897. The word canto is derived from the Italian word for "song" or "singing", which comes from the Latin cantus, "song", from the infinitive verb canere, "to sing". In Old Saxon poetry, Old English poetry, and Middle English poetry, the term fitt was sometimes used to denote a section of a long narrative poem, and that term is sometimes used in modern scholarship of this material instead of canto. The word canto is derived from the Italian word for "song" or "singing", which comes from the Latin cantus, "song", from the infinitive verb canere, "to sing". In Old Saxon poetry, Old English poetry, and Middle English poetry, the term fitt was sometimes used to denote a section of a long narrative poem, and that term is sometimes used in modern scholarship of this material instead of canto. George Washington (February 22, 1732 ? December 14, 1799) was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War against the British Empire. He is commonly known as the Father of His Country for his role in bringing about American independence. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: WASHINGTON, A NATIONAL EPIC, IN SIX CANTOS
• Publisher: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, NEW YORK
• Publication Date: 1901
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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