Greene, Aella. Rhymes of Yankee Land. Springfield, Mass.: Whitney & Adams, 1872. [10919]
Purple pebble coth, borders in blind, gilt title to front, spine sunned and some light soil, 7 1/2 x 5 inches, tight, all page edges gilt. 83 pages; the first several leaves have a dampstain in the bottom and side margins. Good. Hardcover.
This charming collection contains a selection poems on the people of Smithville, Massachusetts entitled "The Smithville Worthies, plus such poems as The Sugar Camp in Early Spring, My Comrade's Grave;,The Sweetheart, A Model Sunday-School, When You And I Were Boys, and Chicago's Trial by Fire.
Aella Greene (1838-1902), b. Chester, Massachusetts; he was a journalist and poet who was associated with the press in western Massachusetts.
