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(IOWA VERSE). BROWN, LEONARD. Poems of the Prairies. Des Moines, [Iowa]: Mills & Co., 1865. 1st ed. 12mo. 216 pp. Orig. cloth, very worn. Sound. $150.00
Sabin 8533, for 1866 and 1868 editions only: "These poems are mostly descriptive of Western scenery, and partake, in a measure, of the freshness and vigor of the scenes described." Pp. 23-78 contain a two part epic poem on Iowa, written 1858-59. Also contains verse on the Civil War. The first book by a prolific Iowa author.