Butterfly to the skies : the courageous life and inspiring poetry of Carrie Ella Barney, 1854 to 1873 / by Paul Joseph Coppa.

Author
Coppa, Paul Joseph [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First edition.
Published/​Created
  • New York, New York : Memento Mori Publishing Company LLC, 2018.
  • ©2017
Description
861 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portrait ; 24 cm

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    Summary note
    "How one girl, teenager, and young woman wrote stunning poetry during a dozen agonizing years of tuberculosis until her death at age 18." -- from preliminary page.
    Notes
    Princeton copy gift of the author. Signed by the author.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references.
    Contents
    • No ordinary poems
    • No ordinary poet
    • Barney family and others
    • Tuberculosis
    • Underground Railroad
    • Spiritualism
    • Religion
    • Sandusky in the 1860's and 1870's : a silhouette
    • The Emily Dickinson of Sandusky, Ohio
    • The period of self-examination : June 1866-June 17, 1869
    • The period of questioning God : July 2, 1869-November 11, 1871
    • The period of hope : November 13, 1871-December 15, 1871
    • The period of darkness : March 7, 1872-March 17, 1873.
    ISBN
    • 9780692032640
    • 0692032649
    LCCN
    2017912799
    OCLC
    1020077741
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