An anthology of poems on acts of courage, mostly from the nation’s wars, arranged in historical order. It opens with Longfellow’s “Paul Revere’s Ride,” then marches through Ticonderoga, Quebec, Stillwater and the Revolution, the War of 1812, the Mexican and Civil Wars, including “Sheridan’s Ride,” with a few peacetime rescues admitted at the end.
A stirring collection for reading aloud, and a mirror of how Americans around 1900 told their history in verse. Download the free EPUB.