Things as They Are (Classic Reprint): Ballads - Couverture souple

Braley, Berton Edward

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332734049 ISBN 13 : 9781332734047

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A stirring collection of ballads that turn everyday toil into song and remind you what keeps people moving. This volume blends working-class life, bold dreams, and streetwise humor into verse you can feel in your bones.

These poems celebrate the grit of labor, the pull of ambition, and the social heart of cities. From the toilers in road camps to the bright pulse of urban life, the verses prize perseverance, courage, and the joy and cost of striving. The book also explores love, youth, and the lure of fame, all told in direct, memorable language.

- Experience poems that honor workers, dreamers, and the people who keep cities moving.
- Feel the energy of youth, resilience in the face of doubt, and the pull of the open road.
- Read vivid scenes of city life, sports excitement, and moments of hard-won hope.
- Encounter a voice that moves between affection, grit, humor, and social observation.

Ideal for readers who enjoy brisk, memorable verse about work, ambition, and life in the modern world.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Things as They Are: Ballads

Munsey's Magazine, Ainslee's, Wom an's World, The Anode, The Ladies' World, Motor Print, Popular Magazine, Short Story Publishing co., Illustrated Sunday Maga zines, Collier's Weekly, Newspaper Enter prise Association, The Saturday Evening Post, All Around, New York World, New York Tribune, United Press, The Caxton, Pacific Monthly, The Cavalier, Youth's Companion, Woman's Magazine, mcclure's Magazine, Puck, Judge, The Century, Life, Metropolitan.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332734049
• ISBN 13: 9781332734047
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 119
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Copytech (UK) Ltd, Trading as Printondemand-worldwide.com; gpsr@podww.com; ; 9 Culley Court; Orton Southgate; Peterborough; Cambridgeshire; PE2 6WA; Royaume-Uni
• Personne responsable: Easy Access System Europe Oü, 16879218; +358405003575; gpsr.requests@easproject.com; ; Mustamäe tee 50; Tallinn; 10621; Estonie