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Canning, Josiah Dean - Connecticut River Reeds Blown by the Peasant Bard. Poetry of Farm and Rural Life

Title: Connecticut River Reeds Blown by the Peasant Bard. Poetry of Farm and Rural Life
Description: Boston, Joseph George Cupples, Publisher, 1892. Cloth. Red cloth. 136 pp. plus ads in the rear. With a few photos, all present as called for. A collection of poetry by Josiah Dean Canning, reflecting on life in the Connecticut River region of Massachusetts, including that of his hometown of Gill. This includes pieces on the disappearing Native American and their way of life, farming and its rituals, nature of the Connecticut River region, etc. Josiah Dean Canning (born Cannon) was a printer before becoming a farmer, with his work reflecting on farming life, as well as Native Americans and what their disappearance portends for the white man (see Encyclopedia of American Poetry: The Nineteenth Century). VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading and edgewear. Light toning to the paper. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Price: US$ 38.00 Seller: Mare Booksellers
- Book number: 009132

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