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Monterey to Stick to It and Sold to Freedom
A long verse and prose collage mixes a call to peace with war satire, then a domestic tale of Sam Dana Jr. rebelling against poverty. He works hard, buys goods, suffers a wagon wreck, rebounds with a profitable return, and vows to stay rooted in home soil.
Two Dads and a Son Plan to Turn Over a New Leaf
In Bow a young man Sam Dana junior declares he will turn a new leaf at twenty one and leave the family farm. His father Sam Dana senior challenges him with blunt talk, ending with the insult You’re a jackass as the pair spar over dreams of travel and wealth beyond the fields.
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Cote
Melville Pottery
Bow
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Sain Dana
Lunenberg County
Virginia
Squire Collins
Jeff Green
Jeff
Jeth
Sam Danas
Junior
Dan ‘Tucker
Daniel Tucker
Frontier Mercy and a Death in the War’s Shadow
A letter from Monterey describes a Mexican woman who aided wounded soldiers with bread water and care, then was accidentally killed. The scene is recalled with reverence as troops bury her near her fallen bread and water vessel. Also included are items on a judge and a public figure, a report on Neptune the new planet, a Russia case on a false priest, tales of heavy New York wheat, and a Kentucky girl who memorized the New Testament in six weeks.
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Angel
Louisa West
Georgetown
Kentucky
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le Verier
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