Publisher's Synopsis
"The Vanishing Race" is a collection of classic American poetry by Ella Higginson. Ella Rhoads Higginson (1862 - 1940) was an prominent American author famous for her award-winning poetry, fiction, and essays set in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. She was a prolific writer, producing two collections of short stories, six books of poetry, a travel book, a novel, more than a hundred short stories, over three hundred poems, and many essays. Contents include: "The Vanishing Race", "A Prayer", "Once More to Voyage to the Purple West", "A Yellow Star of Love", "How Will It Be?", "The Soft Wet Lips of the Rain", "Up, My Heart, and Sing", "The Little Church at Sitka", "Give Content to Others", "To Each His Need", "Song to a Lute", and more. Other notable works by this author include: "The Voice of April-Land and Other Poems" (1903) and "Alaska, the Great Country" (1908). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this classic volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition for the enjoyment of literature lovers now and for years to come.
