Poetry of War from Lincoln to Nixon
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The document provides an overview of poetry related to major American wars and conflicts from the Mexican-American War to the Vietnam War. It summarizes several poems, including "The Biglow Papers" by James Russell Lowell about the Mexican-American War, Emily Dickinson's "Success Is Counted Sweetest" about the Civil War, and Henry Reed's "Naming of Parts" about World War II. It also analyzes the popularity of Alan Seeger's poem "I Have a Rendezvous with Death" and its themes of patriotism and coming to terms with mortality in war. The document concludes by thanking the audience and advocating for peace.
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Poetry of War from Lincoln to Nixon
- 1. ILLUMINATING HISTORY Poetry of War and Reconstruction from Lincoln to Nixon
- 12. WAR BETWEEN THE STATES (1861-65) Abraham Lincoln
- 15. SPANISH AMERICAN WAR April 25 – August 12, 1898
- 20. WORLD WAR I (1914-1918) Woodrow Wilson
- 24. WORLD WAR II ( 1939-45) Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 31. KOREAN CONFLICT (1950-53) Harry Truman
- 35. VIET NAM CONFLICT (1962-1972) JFK, LBJ and Nixon