Drawing examples from over 200 English-language and Spanish-language newspapers and periodicals published between January 1855 and October 1901, Paratextuality in Anglophone and Hispanophone Poems in the US Press, 1855-1901 argues that nineteenth-century newspaper poems are inherently paratextual. The paratextual situation of many newspaper poems (their links to surrounding textual items and discourses), their editorialisation through circulation (the way poems were altered from newspaper to newspaper) and their association and disassociation with certain celebrity bylines, editors and newspaper titles enabled contemporaneous poetic value and taste that, in the mid- to late-nineteenth century, were not only sentimental, Romantic and/or genteel. In addition to these important categories for determining a good and bad poem, poetic taste and value were determined, Bonifacio argues, via arbitrary consequences of circulation, paratextualisation, typesetter error and editorial convenience.

Giving advice just goes with the territory of being a father. Gathered here from private letters, notes, postcards, and memoirs is a remarkable and revealing collection of fatherly wisdom, given to and by more than a hundred of history's most distinguished dads, including: Bob Dylan, Harry Truman, Warren Buffett, John F. Kennedy, Walt Disney, Isaac Asimov, George Lucas, Charlie Chaplin, Theodore Roosevelt, and many others. Whatever their theme -- money, career, relationships, or self-development -- these thoughtful and insightful nuggets offer a rare glimpse into the minds of some of our most influential fathers. Life doesn't come with an instruction manual. Instead, we rely on advice -- bits of knowledge and experience freely proffered. A father's words can be of immense value, providing guidance, giving comfort, and strengthening the links of memory that connect one generation to the next. The Book of Fathers' Wisdom is a collection of heartfelt writings from history's most famous fathers. The topics featured include faith and community, love, the responsibilities of family, coping with illness and tragedy, work, having respect for others, keeping a sense of humor, and much more. Discover timeless observations from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on overcoming prejudice, John Butler Yeats to his son William on the price of artistic achievement, Jack London on truth, and Charles Dickens and Mahatma Gandhi on success. There are tips for more effective writing from Henry James and C. S. Lewis, plus many other witty and wise lessons from unforgettable dads. The letters, cards, and other writings gathered here make up an extraordinary collection of smart counsel and good advice. The words of biblical figures and Roman statesmen are presented alongside those of modern-day writers, entrepreneurs, and rock stars, each offering his unique, fatherly perspective on living a successful life. As relevant today as when they were first written, their words speak to us -- concerned, intelligent, and perceptive, with the warmth and empathy of a father's welcoming embrace. Book jacket.

This Companion brings together essays on some fifty-four American poets, from Anne Bradstreet to contemporary performance poetry. This book also examines such movements in American poetry as modernism, the Harlem (or New Negro) Renaissance, "confessional" poetry, the Black Mountain School, the New York School, the Beats, and L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poetry.

In 1866, President Andrew Johnson was trying to find solutions to a bewildering array of immediate post-Civil War challenges: what to do about the recently liberated slaves, how to bring the South back into the Union, whether or not former members of the Confederacy should be pardoned and forgiven for their war time acts and building a thriving national economy that would provide jobs for millions of new veterans. Confronted with an increasingly assertive Congress that had been frustrated by its lack of influence during the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, Johnson decided to take his case directly to the American people for the fall mid-term elections of 1866, becoming the first president in history to actively engage in a political campaign. In a trade ride in which he was joined by the hero Ulysses S. Grant, the very young George Armstrong Custer, and the legendary William Seward, the secretary of state who was viciously attacked on the same night that Lincoln was murdered, Johnson spoke to hundreds of thousands of voters from New York to Chicago and St. Louis. But because of his confrontational, intemperate rhetorical style and habit of engaging hecklers in direct verbal battle, Johnson alienated more people than he won over, resulting not only in a thumping defeat for his cause at the polls, but a move to impeach and remove him from office by opponents who were convinced that Johnson's behavior on the Swing Around the Circle showed that he was mentally unbalanced. Repeatedly referred to by historians and reporters in the decades since, the Swing Around the Circle has never been explored in one single book until now.