| Many Gods Contributor(s): Books, Only (Editor), Rice, Cale Young (Author) |
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ISBN: 1535290781 ISBN-13: 9781535290784 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $9.41 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | American - General - History |
| Physical Information: 0.09" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.15 lbs) 42 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Cale Young Rice was an American poet and dramatist, he was born in Dixon, Kentucky, to Laban Marchbanks Rice, a Confederate veteran and tobacco merchant, and his wife Martha Lacy. He was a younger brother of Laban Lacy Rice, a noted educator. Cale Rice grew up in Evansville, Indiana, and Louisville, Kentucky. He was educated at Cumberland University and at Harvard.He was married to the popular author Alice Hegan Rice; they worked together on several books. The marriage was childless, and Cale committed suicide by gunshot during the night of January 23-24 at his home in Louisville a year after her death due to his sorrow at losing her.Cale Rice's poems were collected and published in a single volume by his brother, Laban Lacy Rice.His birthplace in Dixon is designated by Kentucky State Historical Marker 1508, which reads: "Birthplace of Rice brothers, Cale Young, 1872-1943, noted poet and author; Laban Lacy, 1870-1973, well-known educator and author. Lacy published The Best Poetic Works of Cale Young Rice after Cale's death. Included in famous collection is poem, "The Mystic." Cale married Alice Hegan, also a distinguished Kentucky writer. Home overlooks Memorial Garde |