The Song of Lancaster, Kentucky
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Local memory takes the form of a historical poem in Eugenia Dunlap Potts's account of Lancaster and Garrard County, Kentucky. Borrowing the verse pattern of Longfellow's Song of Hiawatha, Potts begins with forests, rivers and wildlife before turning to Daniel Boone, early settlers and the growth of a town. Streets, schools, shops and courthouses become part of the story alongside the changing landscape.
The poem also makes room for less solemn community traditions. A comic militia episode follows weary guardsmen returning with a captured colonel, whose welcome includes food, fresh clothing and an exchange of prisoners. Potts's introductory note explains her use of available records and her wish to preserve local memories.
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Book facts
- Author
- Eugenia Dunlap Potts
- Reading time
- About 80 minutes
- Pages
- 83
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Poetry
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online