Project Gutenberg 2015-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 76 Eggleston, George Cary 1839 1911 American War Ballads and Lyrics, Volume 1 (of 2) A Collection of the Songs and Ballads of the Colonial Wars, the Revolutions, the War of 1812-15, the War with Mexico and the Civil War Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Richard Tonsing, David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "American War Ballads and Lyrics, Volume 1 (of 2)" by George Cary Eggleston is a collection of historical songs and ballads that captures the spirit of American conflicts from the colonial wars through the Civil War. Written in the late 19th century, this anthology serves to preserve and showcase the poetic expressions associated with significant military events in American history, reflecting sentiments of valor and national pride. The compilation includes notable pieces from various periods, such as the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, featuring the accounts and perspectives of those who lived through these tumultuous times. At the start of the collection, the editor explains the intention behind curating the ballads, aiming for a representative yet not exhaustive selection that encapsulates the emotions and principles surrounding the wars. The opening section includes an acknowledgment of the editorial challenges faced in pairing poems with their historical significance, alongside a description of the ballads that range in quality but uniformly express the themes of strength, freedom, and resilience. The first poem, "Lovewell's Fight," recounts a battle involving Captain Lovewell, illustrating the struggles and heroism of the soldiers involved. This introductory portion sets the stage for an exploration of both well-known and lesser-known war songs that have shaped American identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en War poetry, American United States -- History -- Poetry War songs -- United States -- Texts PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 369258 369609 2024-10-21T05:14:22.140316 2023-09-21T14:58:08.224770 text/html text/html 375116 2015-10-28T18:58:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4900708 2015-10-28T18:58:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 5073902 2024-10-21T05:14:38.831222 application/epub+zip 5074705 2024-10-21T05:14:25.846322 application/epub+zip 224577 2024-10-21T05:14:23.915338 application/epub+zip 5179856 2024-10-21T05:14:45.282190 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5108629 2024-10-21T05:14:35.860276 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274380 2022-09-22T17:48:43.949614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215408 215201 2024-10-21T05:14:19.065384 2023-09-21T14:58:04.908745 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 215782 2015-10-28T18:58:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 77621 2015-10-28T18:58:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20609 2024-10-21T05:14:45.443173 application/rdf+xml 13813 2024-10-21T05:14:24.083288 image/jpeg 2501 2024-10-21T05:14:24.000304 image/jpeg 4957356 2024-10-21T05:14:22.462352 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