Immortal Songs of Camp and Field (Illustrated)

by Louis Albert Banks

Overview

The author of The American Flag was born to poverty, but by hard work he obtained a good education, and studied medicine under Dr. Nicholas Romayne, by whom he was greatly beloved. He obtained his degree and shortly afterward, in October, 1816, he was married to Sarah Eckford, who brought him a good deal of wealth. Two years later, his health failing, he visited New Orleans for the winter, hoping for its recovery. He returned to New York in the spring, only to die in the following autumn, September, 1820, at the age of twenty-five. He is buried at Hunt’s Point, in Westchester County, New York, where he spent some of the years of his boyhood. On his monument are these lines, written by his friend, Fitz-Green Halleck,—

Product Details

BN ID:	2940149056736
Publisher:	Lost Leaf Publications
Publication date:	08/26/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years