| Yawcob Strauss and Other Poems (1910). By: Charles Follen Adams: Charles Follen Adams (21 April 1842 in Dorchester, Massachusetts - 8 March 1918) was Contributor(s): Adams, Charles Follen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1718680309 ISBN-13: 9781718680302 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $8.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.5" W x 11" (0.55 lbs) 98 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Charles Follen Adams (21 April 1842 in Dorchester, Massachusetts - 8 March 1918) was an American poet. Biography: He received a common school education, and at the age of fifteen entered into mercantile pursuits. During the American Civil War, at age 22, Adams enlisted in the 13th Massachusetts Infantry. He was wounded in action at Gettysburg, and taken as a prisoner of war.On his release from prison, he was detailed for hospital duty.In 1872, he began writing humorous verses for periodicals and newspapers in a burlesque broken-English imitation of Pennsylvania German dialect.His first published work was "The Puzzled Dutchman" which appeared in Our Young Folks., ................... |