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    Pens, Plows, & Gunpowder: The Collected Works of J.P. Irvine
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    Pens, Plows, & Gunpowder: The Collected Works of J.P. Irvine

    By Dustin Renwick

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    An average government clerk presented a poem to President Ulysses S. Grant and a crowd of 10,000 people. Then J.P. Irvine and his words faded into history. Dustin Renwick sifted through more than 20,000 pages of microfilm to uncover this forgotten Civil War poet’s work that illuminates a changing country.

    From the construction of the transcontinental railroad to the streets of the nation’s capital, Irvine offers an eye-witness view of America in the late 1800s told through rhyme and sharp commentary. Pens, Plows, & Gunpowder gathers Irvine’s entire body of writing in one place for the first time ever, including the poems from his lone book, The Green Leaf and the Gray.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDustin Renwick
    Release dateApr 24, 2017
    ISBN9780997626575
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    Pens, Plows, & Gunpowder: The Collected Works of J.P. Irvine
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    Dustin Renwick

    Dustin Renwick fills his life with writing and competing in any sports event he can find, limbo included. His work has appeared in publications such as National Geographic, The Washington Post, and Triathlete.

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