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Wallace Rice

1859–1939

Wallace Rice (1859–1939) was an American vexillographer.

Poems of American History gathers verse on events from the Norse voyages to the Spanish-American War, arranged by historical chapter. The poems here are “The First American Sailors”, “The Sudbury Fight”, “The Minute-Men of Northboro”, “Firstfruits in 1812” and “Defeat and Victory” among others; Stevenson's editorial headnotes are not reproduced.

Poems (18)

  1. The First American Sailors
  2. The Sudbury Fight
  3. The Minute-Men of Northboro
  4. Firstfruits in 1812
  5. Defeat and Victory
  6. The Armstrong at Fayal
  7. Jackson at New Orleans
  8. Blood Is Thicker Than Water
  9. Dewey and His Men
  10. Battle-Song of the Oregon
  11. Wheeler's Brigade at Santiago
  12. Spain's Last Armada
  13. The Destroyer of Destroyers
  14. The Brooklyn at Santiago
  15. Under the Stars
  16. The End
  17. Immortal Flowers
  18. Sweet Clover

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