Songs in the Night and Other Poems
James B. Durand; Silas H. Durand
Verlag: George H. Buchanan Company, Philadelphia, 1909
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Philadelphia: George H. Buchanan Company, 1909. First Edition. Small, slim octavo (19cm.); publisher's green gilt-lettered cloth; 66pp.; photographic frontispiece. Corners and spine ends bumped, else Very Good, internally clean and sound. Collection of religious poetry published nearly fifty years after the author's death at the premature age of 36, in 1866. Born in Herrick, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, in 1829, James Durand left the family homestead at the age of fifteen for New Orleans where he was educated and later employed as a bookkeeper until the outbreak of the Civil War. From 1861 until his death he held a position with the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. before succumbing to ill health after the war. Quite scarce in commerce and institutionally, OCLC noting copies at Yale, Brown, Vanderbilt, UVA, and the BL as of January, 2021. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 8401
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Titel: Songs in the Night and Other Poems
Verlag: George H. Buchanan Company, Philadelphia
Erscheinungsdatum: 1909
Zustand: Very Good+
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Songs in the Night: And Other Poems; A Memoir of the Author (Classic Reprint)
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book comprises a collection of poems and prose written by the author, who was born in 1829 and died in 1866. A younger brother of the writer selected these pieces from his sibling's published and unpublished works to produce this volume. The pieces demonstrate the writer's strong command of language and his ability to capture the human experience in both its joys and sorrows. The themes of faith, doubt, and the search for meaning in life are explored throughout the book's pages. The author's clear and engaging style makes these selections accessible and enjoyable to readers, providing a glimpse into the mind of a thoughtful and introspective individual. Overall, this book offers a valuable contribution to the literary landscape, showcasing the power of words to express the complexities of the human condition. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781331474135_0
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