Book - Spindrift With Overtones by Grace Miner Lippincott
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1965 (Date published)
Spindrift With Overtones by Grace Elizabeth Miner Lippincott - Poetry Book with inscriptions inside by Grace, 72 pages, 8" by 5 1/2" by 1/2", hardbound book with paper cover, Banner Press. On the flyleaf is Grace's signature and handwritten note: "Signed in Loving Friendship For Charlotte and Hubert ____ / October 1969 / Grace Miner Lippincott / Madison Connecticut". Inside the book are two advertisement cards for the book as well as a handwritten note from the donor explaining the provenance. Grace's work includes many direct references to local life. This includes "Long Island Sound" (pg 33), "Tuxis Lake" (pg 41), "Tribute to Todd Chittenden" (pg 43), "Message for Signal Hill" (pg 51), "Gem of the Shoreline (Madison, Connecticut" (pg 52), and "Historical House, Madison, Connecticut: Burning of the Mortgage, July 1930" (pg 53)Grace Miner Lippincott was a prolific and renowned poet with six published books, more than 1100 published poems, and ten anthologies. Born in Cornwall, Connecticut, Grace graduated from Madison High School in 1895 and was married to Philadelphia native Levi Lippincott a year later. She spent the rest of her days at the home she and her husband built in Madison in 1907; they called the home “Whimsey Acres,” Learn more about Grace at www.madisonhistory.org/grace-miner-lippincott/
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