02712cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000340012624500320016026400510019230000470024333600260029033700260031633800360034250000310037850802120040952014440062153400710206565300200213665300120215665300470216885600850221585600430230099900190234376664UtSlPG20260610134756.0mcr n260607r20251900utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a00003762  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aScollard, Clinton,d1860-193210aBallads of American bravery 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2025-08-10  aJamie Brydone-Jack, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  aBallads of American bravery by Clinton Scollard is a collection of patriotic poems and ballads written in the early 20th century. It showcases acts of American heroism on land and sea, drawing from episodes in the Revolution, frontier wars, the War of 1812, Texas independence, the Mexican War, and the Civil War. Aimed at students of American history and general readers, it blends celebrated names with lesser-known figures to honor courage, sacrifice, and national memory.  The opening of the collection presents a prefatory note explaining the editor’s aim to gather largely historically verified poems of valor, with a few exceptions for breadth, followed by acknowledgments and a contents list signaling wide historical scope. The first section, “In Time of Strife,” begins with Revolutionary scenes (Paul Revere’s ride, Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga, Montgomery at Quebec), moves through early naval exploits and frontier heroics (Decatur burning the Philadelphia, privateers, swamp fighters), then to Texas and the Mexican War (the Alamo, San Jacinto, Monterey), and onward to pre–Civil War Kansas and Civil War vignettes from both sides (Bethel, Hampton Roads, Shiloh, New Orleans, Seven Pines). These ballads emphasize individual bravery—men and women, soldiers and sailors, even a drummer boy—told in stirring, narrative verse that frames history through memorable deeds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York: Silver, Burdett and Company, 1900  aAmerican poetry  aCourage  aBallads, English -- United States -- Texts4 uhttps://archive.org/details/balladsofamerica00scol/page/n5/mode/2up?view=theater40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76664  c117389d117389