Book of poetry focused on the topics of war, peace, memories, patriotism, faith, life, and death. It describes patriotism, grief, and the commemoration of those who served and their families left behind in World War I and World War II.
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Book of poetry focused on the topics of war, peace, memories, patriotism, faith, life, and death. It describes patriotism, grief, and the commemoration of those who served and their families left behind in World War I and World War II.
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95 p. : 20 x 14 cm.
Notes
Signed "Lovingly yours, Harriet Garrett ("Hat"), December 25, 1947.
Most of the poems in the volume appeared in other publications. The author lists them on the Acknowledgements page.
By poet and beloved Tivy High School English teach whose brother Earl Garrett was killed in the Battle of Argonne on October 18, 1918.
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