Project Gutenberg 2010-03-10 Public domain in the USA. 61 Potts, Eugenia Dunlap 1840 1912 Potts, E. D. (Eugenia Dunlap) rc01002643 The Song of Lancaster, Kentucky To the statesmen, soldiers, and citizens of Garrard County. Reading ease score: 65.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Garcia, Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Song of Lancaster, Kentucky" by Eugenia Dunlap Potts is a historical poem written in the late 19th century. This work recounts the early history of Lancaster, Kentucky, exploring its foundational days, the lives of its settlers and soldiers, and the evolution of the community over time. Through rich and rhythmic verse, the narrative captures the natural beauty of the region, the struggles of its inhabitants, as well as the significant events that shaped the town's legacy. At the start of the poem, the author sets a vivid scene of the landscape surrounding Lancaster, Kentucky, evoking its primordial beauty with descriptions of its forests, mountains, and wildlife. The verses introduce themes of peace disrupted by human conflict, particularly focusing on the interactions with Native American tribes and the arrival of pioneers. Early settlers, including notable figures like Daniel Boone, play a significant role in the development of the area, with Potts articulating both their valor and the costs of their ambitions. The poem's opening offers a glimpse into the town's past while hinting at the intertwined fates of its people and their environment, thus establishing a nostalgic and reverent tone toward the history of Lancaster. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Lancaster (Ky.) -- History -- Poetry F396 PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Poetry 222849 222867 2024-10-13T11:56:32.357762 2023-09-14T05:24:03.416591 text/html text/html 218339 2021-01-06T07:36:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 90623 2021-01-06T07:36:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 176351 2024-10-13T11:56:42.226500 application/epub+zip 180257 2024-10-13T11:56:36.342548 application/epub+zip 135317 2024-10-13T11:56:34.667548 application/epub+zip 327996 2024-10-13T11:56:45.355475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322014 2024-10-13T11:56:41.108520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287815 2022-09-14T13:53:02.924447 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144806 144702 2024-10-13T11:56:30.829566 2023-09-14T05:24:02.132564 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 144757 2021-01-06T07:36:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 53956 2021-01-06T07:36:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 144749 2021-01-06T07:36:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53914 2021-01-06T07:36:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21626 2024-10-13T11:56:45.496492 application/rdf+xml 15504 2024-10-13T11:56:35.266536 image/jpeg 3770 2024-10-13T11:56:34.965546 image/jpeg 172721 2024-10-13T11:56:32.381567 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia