Brander Matthews arranges the patriotic poems of the United States in historical order, so that the nation’s story is told by its poets. Longfellow’s Paul Revere’s Ride, Emerson’s hymn for Concord and Holmes’s grandmother watching Bunker Hill from the belfry lead on through Ticonderoga, the War of 1812 and the Civil War, down to the Spanish-American War.
A handy gathering of old favourites for readers who enjoy history in rhyme. Download the free EPUB.