J. T. Trowbridge (1827–1916)

A poem about a boy designing his own flying machine, originally collected in THE VAGABONDS, AND OTHER POEMS (1869). Short "foreword" by "R. L. S."

I was going to give this poem 2-stars until the end when i contemplated 3, but really its a fairly bad poem even before you take into account the accent writing.

Of some small interest.

Made available by the Merril Collection.

An antislavery novel, the story revolves around an escaped slave named Pomp who hides out in a cave in the woods. The cave becomes the refuge and meeting place for a motley crew including Cudjo, another runaway, but one lacking Pomp's sensibility and sense of honor. The character studies and vivid scenes bring to life one of the most shameful periods in American history.