"Ballads and Other Poems" by George Lansing Raymond is a collection of verse that brings to life the dramatic prelude to the American Revolution. These poems, primarily ballads, recount the growing tensions between the American colonies and Great Britain, focusing sharply on the uproar caused by the Stamp Act and the principle of taxation without representation. The collection vividly portrays the colonists' burgeoning fight for independence and their initial defiance against British dominance. The poems feature key figures like Benjamin Franklin and James Otis, highlighting the widespread movement that drove the revolution. It vividly portrays the beginning period of a nation's quest for liberty, filled with strong emotion and rich in historical details.
Ballads and Other Poems Fourth Edition, Revised
By George Lansing Raymond
Witness the birth of a nation as patriotic poems ignite with tales of rebellion, taxes, and the first sparks of revolutionary fervor.
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About the AuthorGeorge Lansing Raymond, was a prominent professor of Aesthetic Criticism at Princeton University from 1881 to 1905, and author of a new system of esthetics. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature seven times.
George Lansing Raymond, was a prominent professor of Aesthetic Criticism at Princeton University from 1881 to 1905, and author of a new system of esthetics. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature seven times.
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