By Broad Potomac's Shore: Great Poems from the Early Days of Our Nation's Capital

Following her successful Literary Guide to Washington, DC, which Library Journal called "the perfect accompaniment for a...
BD$41.84 BMD
BD$41.84 BMD
SKU: 9780813944753
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 1590 left in stock
Author: Kim Roberts
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Subtotal: BD$41.84
10 customers are viewing this product
By Broad Potomac's Shore: Great Poems from the Early Days of Our Nation's Capital by Roberts, Kim

By Broad Potomac's Shore: Great Poems from the Early Days of Our Nation's Capital

BD$41.84

By Broad Potomac's Shore: Great Poems from the Early Days of Our Nation's Capital

BD$41.84
Author: Kim Roberts
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Following her successful Literary Guide to Washington, DC, which Library Journal called "the perfect accompaniment for a literature-inspired vacation in the US capital," Kim Roberts returns with a comprehensive anthology of poems by both well-known and overlooked poets working and living in the capital from the city's founding in 1800 to 1930. Roberts expertly presents the work of 132 poets, including poems by celebrated DC writers such as Francis Scott Key, Walt Whitman, Frederick Douglass, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Ambrose Bierce, Henry Adams, and James Weldon Johnson, as well as the work of lesser-known poets--especially women, writers of color, and working-class writers. A significant number of the poems are by writers who were born enslaved, such as Fanny Jackson Coppin, T. Thomas Fortune, and John Sella Martin.

The book is arranged thematically, representing the poetic work happening in our nation's capital from its founding through the Civil War, Reconstruction, World War I, and the beginnings of literary modernism. The city has always been home to prominent poets--including presidents and congressmen, lawyers and Supreme Court judges, foreign diplomats, US poets laureate, professors, and inventors--as well as writers from across the country who came to Washington as correspondents. A broad range of voices is represented in this incomparable volume.



Author: Kim Roberts
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: 10/06/2020
Pages: 356
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.95h x 6.14w x 0.96d
ISBN: 9780813944753
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author

Kim Roberts is a freelance literary historian, writer, and editor living in Washington, DC, and the author of A Literary Guide to Washington, DC


Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Related Products

Recently Viewed Products