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North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs; Leavitt, Alga (Mrs. Sturgis Elleno Leavitt; Editor) : Stories and Poems from the Old North State

North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs; The Seeman Printery, Incorporated, Durham, NC, 1923

Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt decoration on front cover and gilt lettering on spine. 5 3/8" x 8." 324 pages, complete. Black and white illustrations by Harriet Wilmot Caldwell, complete. On the front free endpaper are the following: a former owner's inscription in black ink that reads, "To Mother -- from Elizabeth, Mothers-Day, May 9, 1926," and a red and white 2-cent postage stamp that shows George Washington kneeling by a tree with text above him that says, "1778--Valley Forge--1928." Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Edges of the text block have slight wear. A Fine copy. A collection of poems by members of the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs. Includes an Introduction and a Foreword. Excerpt from the Introduction: "The material for this volume was collected in order to preserve the literary efforts of the women of the North Carolina Federation, and has been published with the hope of stimulating greater interest in creative writing in the state. Sympathy and understanding, not material rewards, are needed to encourage our writers to continue their work and if a measure of recognition is accorded them now we many some day be proud of a strong group of women writers representing North Carolina." The following is a list of all stories and poems in the book: "A Singin' Lad" by Zoe Kincaid Brockman, "The Great White Law" by Brockman, "A Race for Honors" by Susie A. Bardin, "Land of Dreams" by Brockman, "At the End of the Way" by Mary C. Robinson, "The Apotheosis" by Helen Ellwanger Hanford, "The Message of the Tuscania" by Brockman," "The Wraith of Autumn" by Brockman, "The Still Born" by Brockman, "The Soul of a Pilgrim" by Susie Morris Whitehead, "The Call of the Country" by Mrs. Roscoe L. Wall, "The Excommunication of Mother Hubbard" by Mary Pressly, "A Cry" by Caroline A. Trowbridge, "Tranquility" by Edna Baker Scrimger, "The Seeker" by Brockman, "The Merciful Governor" by Nell Battle Lewis, "My Day" by Mrs. Wall, "The House of Life" by Pressly, "The House of Loneliness" by Mrs. J. Bryan Grimes, "Such a Little Bit o' Baby" by Daisy M. Hendley, "They's Liars Here" by Joy Kime Benton, "Bill an' Me" by Ella H. Lackey, "My Baby" by Sally Stewart Niemyer, "The Moonstone" by Mrs. Al Fairbrother, "The Prodigals" by Mary E. Wells, "The March Wind" by Scrimger, "Alternative" by Benton, "Cynthia's Voyage" by Mrs. Richard B. Willis, "Sallie and Her Bonnet" by Mrs. C. A. Jordan, "The Silver Bell" by Mrs. Fairbrother, "Silent Trees and Singing Men" by Benton, "The Minstrel Sings" by Laura Burton Miller, "Non Omnis Moriar" by Emily F. Shapiro, and "Echoes," "Limitations," "Research," "At Night," "Small Town Memories," and "Modus Operandi" by Mrs. Charles Ives.. Illustr.: Caldwell, Harriet Wilmot. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover

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