Creator
William J. Lampton.
Title
Yawps and Other Things.
Coverage
Philadelphia:
Publisher
Henry Altemus Co.,
Date
1900
Description
The writer William Lampton called himself “merely a Yawpist yawping his simple yawp.” These folksy poems (with uncut pages indicating previous owners’ incuriosity) pay homage to the likes of Easter eggs painted “in curious, chaotic chromes” and towpath mules “dethroned, uncrowned” when replaced by machinery. An Ohioan with Kentucky roots (Mark Twain was a cousin), William Lampton received an honorary “Kentucky Colonel” designation from the state government. He read a memorial poem at Zoe’s funeral.
Source
From the Collection of Eve M. Kahn.