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THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ARCHIBALD MACLEISH SYMPOSIUM, MAY 7-8, 1982
by [MacLEISH, Archibald] DRABECK, Bernard A.; ELLIS, Helen E.; and RUDIN, Seymour (editors)
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About This Item
Greenfield, MA: University Press of America, (1988). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine, issued without a dustwrapper. Gilt-lettered red cloth, [viii], 152 pages. Contributions by William Heyen, William Meredith, Donald Hall, George Bush, Ronald Reagan, John Kenneth Galbraith, Richard Wilbur, and many others.
Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper.
Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020318
- Title
- THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ARCHIBALD MACLEISH SYMPOSIUM, MAY 7-8, 1982
- Author
- [MacLEISH, Archibald] DRABECK, Bernard A.; ELLIS, Helen E.; and RUDIN, Seymour (editors)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine, issued without a dustwrapper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- University Press of America
- Place of Publication
- Greenfield, MA
- Date Published
- (1988)
- Keywords
- Modern Firsts, Modern First Editions, Modern Poetry, Literary Criticism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary Criticism;
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Charles Agvent
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
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