Book - Skylines of New England by Grace Miner Lippincott
1938 (Date published)
Skylines of New England by Grace Miner Lippincott was published by Banner Press Publishers at Emory University 1938, 8vo (203x141mm), pp.63. This title is bound in original green pebbled cloth with the upper cover title stamped in gold. On the front flyleaf is Grace's signature and handwritten note: "There are no barriers that may arise between the Graces within one world today when they blend poetry and music - Grace Minor Lippincott / Madison Connecticut". On the title page is an illustration by local Mary Scranton Evarts.Grace's work includes many direct references to local life. This includes "Sleeping Giant" (pg 23), "Nineveh Road" (pg 43), and "Skylines of New England" (pg 54).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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