Poetry

Over Here

Edgar A. (Edgar Albert) Guest

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Literature Poetry American Literature History - Modern (1750+)History - Warfare

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Table of contents

1. Front matter 2. Edgar A. Guest 3. To the Mothers Over Here 4. Why We Fight 5. America 6. The Time for Deeds 7. Everywhere in America 8. The Things That Make a Soldier Great 9. The Flag 10. A Battle Prayer 11. Good Luck 12. A Prayer, 1918 13. The Change 14. Mothers and Wives 15. The Call to Service 16. Kelly Ingram 17. The Joy to Be 18. He Should Meet a Mother There 19. A Father's Tribute 20. Runner McGee 21. The Girl He Left Behind 22. A Patriotic Creed 23. His Room 24. Envy 25. For Your Boy and Mine 26. Soldierly 27. The Alarm 28. The Boy Enlists 29. The Mother Faith 30. Thoughts of a Soldier 31. The Flag on the Farm 32. The Mother on the Sidewalk 33. The Big Deeds 34. The Wrist Watch Man 35. Follow the Flag 36. We've Had a Letter From the Boy 37. Exempt 38. Duty 39. A Prayer 40. Sympathy 41. Hate 42. General Pershing 43. The Better Thing 44. To a Lady Knitting 45. A Good Soldier 46. His Santa Claus 47. Show the Flag 48. The Honor Roll 49. The Princess Pats 50. July the Fourth, 1917 51. Spring in the Trenches 52. Bigger Than His Dad 53. The Boy's Adventure 54. Out of It All 55. The Christmas Box 56. A Plea 57. Your Country Needs You 58. A Creed 59. The Struggle 60. As It Looks to the Boy 61. Fly a Clean Flag 62. To a Kindly Critic 63. War's Homecoming 64. Next of Kin 65. See It Through 66. Hope 67. The Gold Givers 68. The Undaunted 69. The Discovery of a Soul 70. Here We Are!71. We Who Stay at Home 72. Do Your All 73. The Future 74. A Father's Prayer 75. The Glory of Age 76. Beautifying the Flag 77. To the Men at Home 78. From Laughter to Labor 79. United 80. April Thoughts 81. The Chaplain 82. My Part 83. The Call 84. Thanksgiving 85. A Patriotic Wish 86. A Patriot 87. Memorial Day 88. The Soldier on Crutches 89. The Friendly Greeting 90. We Need a Few More Optimists 91. Taking His Place 92. Christmas, 1918 93. The New Year 94. Our Duty to Our Flag 95. The Unsettled Scores 96. Warriors 97. Easy Service 98. A Father's Thoughts 99. The Waiter at the Camp 100. The Complacent Slacker 101. A Christmas Greeting 102. Ideals 103. Rebellion 104. Drafted 105. Reflection 106. A Wish 107. Living 108. Life's Slacker 109. The Proof of Worth 110. Follow a Famous Father 111. The Important Thing 112. Selfishness 113. Constant Beauty 114. When the Drums Shall Cease to Beat 115. Prophecy

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