Record #:

1376

Author(s):

Rankin, Richard

Abstract:

Dr. Rankin's discussion, the elegiac poem itself, and an introduction by editor Susan Block combine to shed light on both the southern elegiac tradition and on Adam Boyd, founder of Wilmington's first newspaper, Revolutionary War soldier, and clergyman.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 38 Issue 1, Nov 1993, p1-4, por

Subject(s):

Boyd, Adam, 1738-1803; Elegiac poetry; Wilmington--Biography