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See, Long narrative poems: The shadowy city.

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See notebook: Retrospect, (L. 56-93)

Contents: Book I.

Abram's lament.

Lot’s condemnation.

Jacob's vision.

Israel in Egypt.

Opening of Book II.

Abram's flight.

The journey into the desert.

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See notebook: New parables. (45)

Scope and Contents From the sub-subseries: Contents: Box 9. 14 items. America, scheme of a poem. See notebook: Retrospect. (L. [110]) A boy's world. (see, A child's kingdom.) Branches of Adam. A child's kingdom. The dark city: Kingdoms. (see, The shadowy city.) The end of the song of Adam. (see, Branches of Adam) Epic of Arkansas. New Genesis. (see, Branches of Adam) 1939. Box 10. 12 items....

Scope and Contents From the sub-subseries: Contents: Box 9. 14 items. America, scheme of a poem. See notebook: Retrospect. (L. [110]) A boy's world. (see, A child's kingdom.) Branches of Adam. A child's kingdom. The dark city: Kingdoms. (see, The shadowy city.) The end of the song of Adam. (see, Branches of Adam) Epic of Arkansas. New Genesis. (see, Branches of Adam) 1939. Box 10. 12 items....

Scope and Contents From the sub-subseries: Contents: Box 9. 14 items. America, scheme of a poem. See notebook: Retrospect. (L. [110]) A boy's world. (see, A child's kingdom.) Branches of Adam. A child's kingdom. The dark city: Kingdoms. (see, The shadowy city.) The end of the song of Adam. (see, Branches of Adam) Epic of Arkansas. New Genesis. (see, Branches of Adam) 1939. Box 10. 12 items....

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Note: This draft titled: The dark city: Kingdoms.

The title, or subtitle "The parables of the nations" has been crossed out.

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Note: The title, The dark city is crossed out, and The shadowy city is written in on this draft.

The typed copy is tied in a paper binaer, and contains a title page reading: Gateways. Book I appears at head of title. The first page of the poems reads: Book I. The shadowy city.

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Note: Book I appears above the title.

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CONTENTS:

I. Farewell to Peterborough.

II. Vermont: Green mountain pass.

III. Elmira: With thoughts of Mark Twain.

IV. Second day's waking: Wellsville, N.Y.

V. Crossing the Alleghanies.

VI. The Great Lakes.

VII. Over the prairie.

VIII. Prairie earth.

IX. Changing landscape.

X. Richmond, Indiana: the old hotel.

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Note: "People of the poem:"

A. The modern white man.

B. The Indian dreamer (medicine man).

C. The Indian warrior-spirit of wandering.

D. The chronicler of time.

[CONTENTS:]

Part I. Spanish conquest.

Part II. French exploration.

Part III. English, up to Revolution.

Part IV. The Americans of present day." --title page.

This draft titled. The western dawn.

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Note: This draft titled, The western dawn.

CONTENTS:

Preface.

Part I. Spanish conquest.

Part IT. The lost empire.

Part III. The West is won.

Part IV. The waning flame.

With: This is the feast... (1st line) from Part II, and a scheme for Part III.

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Note: This draft titled The western dawn.

Earlier dedication to Allen Tate crossed out.

CONTENTS:

Part I. Spanish conquest.

Part II. The loat empire.

Part III. The West is won.

Part IV. The rising flame.

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CONTENTS:

Part I. Spanish conquest.

Part II. The lost empire.

Part III. The West is won.

Part IV. The conquering flame

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Note: Part V incomplete