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Yawps is a collection of whimsical, satirical and lampoonish poems,
all written by William James Lampton towards the end of the 19th
century. This was Lampton's first published book and vaulted him
into prominence in the New York literary world. There are 65 poems
on a wide variety of subjects from political to military to
every-day life. William J. Lampton was a first cousin to Samuel L.
Clemens (Mark Twain) and was one of the most unique and interesting
characters of literary and Bohemian New York from about 1895 to his
death in 1917.
Anthony LeClar, a son of John Clear, who was born in France as Jean
LeClerc, was in Oneida County, NY in 1794. This is the genealogy of
Anthony's descendants, most of whom lived in and around the Town of
Western in Oneida County. Other family names in the book include
Barnes, Butler, Cummings, Davis, Flint, Nestle, Reynolds, and
Warcup, plus many more.
Mr. Keegan's Elopement was the first published story by the
American author, Winston Churchill. It was published in magazine
format in 1896, probably in Cosmopolitan magazine, of which he was
the managing editor at the time. It was later published in 1903 by
Macmillan & Co. as a short story in hard cover book format. The
story is that of a young U.S. Naval officer meeting and eloping
with a young British lady on the island of Madeira and of the,
sometimes humorous, secretive arrangements made by one of his
friends from the crew of the ship to facilitate the elopement. The
island of Madeira is part of a Portuguese group of islands about
360 miles off the coast of Africa and 535 miles from Lisbon,
Portugal. Funchal (the setting for this story) is on the south
coast of Madeira, and is the capital city with a population of
about 100,000 residents today.
This is a book containing the history of the 143rd NY Regiment from
Sullivan County during the Civil War, including a complete roster
of officers, enlisted men, companies, battles fought and deaths,
both during and shortly after the war. The book also includes a
full name index.
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