Gettysburg, Manila, Acoma
by Edgar Lee Masters
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Just received this nifty 1930 book by Edgar Lee Masters, author of Spoon River Anthology. Three verse plays.
It caught my eye because I’ve been to Acoma. A memorable bit of dialogue from that day:
YOUNG WOMAN: Good morning!
OLD WOMAN: It looks like rain.
YOUNG WOMAN: Oh! I hope so!
OLD WOMAN: Yes!
Yes: that’s why they call it a desert.
This slipcover volume was printed in an edition of 375 copies (350 for sale), signed by the author. It’s astonishing to think that this could once have been a paying proposition, especially in the teeth of the Great Depression.
It’s also astonishing that you can easily pick up a copy for $30 or $40 dollars.