Project Gutenberg 2005-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 126 Masters, Edgar Lee 1868 1950 Ford, Webster Masters, E. L. (Edgar Lee) Toward the Gulf Reading ease score: 85.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Text file produced by Dave Maddock, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Toward the Gulf" by Edgar Lee Masters is a poetic collection written during the early 20th century. This work explores themes of American identity, nature, and the interconnectedness of human experiences through richly crafted verses. The collection reflects on historical figures and events while celebrating the American spirit in a voice that resonates with both nostalgia and social commentary. The opening of "Toward the Gulf" presents a vivid and lyrical portrayal of rivers and landscapes, infused with a sense of movement and progression toward freedom and liberty. Masters begins by depicting the journey from the northern highlands through various terrains toward the Gulf of Mexico, utilizing rich imagery and personification of water as a symbol of life and human struggle. The text evokes the spirits of explorers and settlers who influenced the land, offering a reflection on the past while hinting at the ongoing journey toward democracy and personal freedom in American life. The masterful use of natural elements serves as a metaphor for the complex relationship between humanity and the environment, establishing the collection's central thematic thread. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Poetry PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 362501 362502 2024-10-04T04:42:36.406798 2023-10-04T05:13:43.066482 text/html text/html 370557 2013-05-21T12:59:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 128644 2013-05-21T12:59:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 201779 2024-10-04T04:42:46.447687 application/epub+zip 210984 2024-10-04T04:42:38.589770 application/epub+zip 210984 2024-10-04T04:42:37.246747 application/epub+zip 372855 2024-10-04T04:42:50.028689 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384076 2024-10-04T04:42:45.575883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358532 2022-09-04T07:40:53.237393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343222 343081 2024-10-04T04:42:35.761753 2023-10-04T05:13:42.509467 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 343011 2013-05-21T12:54:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 126258 2013-05-21T12:59:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 343006 2013-05-21T12:54:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 126228 2013-05-21T12:59:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21162 2024-10-04T04:42:50.158681 application/rdf+xml 13016 2024-10-04T04:42:37.796788 image/jpeg 3404 2024-10-04T04:42:37.520730 image/jpeg 195164 2024-10-04T04:42:36.437780 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