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Fourth of July Echoes and a Boy Named Jake on the Hill
A sprawling Fourth of July reminiscence blends verse and prose. It follows Jake, later a senator, from a rocky Oroville hilltop cannonade to comics of a prince’s visit and a canal dive. The piece pairs childhood antics with later public memory, ending with a traditional banner and playful social notes.
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Jacob
Jake
New England
Oroville
Washington
The
Prince of Wales
America
All America
Ah Sin
Canal Bridge