Over the River and Through the Wood: An Anthology of Nineteenth-Century American Children's Poetry

Book Overview

Over the River and Through the Wood is the first and only collection of its kind, offering readers an unequaled view of the quality and diversity of nineteenth-century American children's poetry. Most American poets wrote for children--from famous names such as Ralph Waldo Emerson to less familiar figures like Christina Moody, an African American author who published her first book at sixteen. In its excellence, relevance, and abundance,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421411393
• ISBN13: 9781421411392
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.1" x 10.0"