Passing of the Back-House [Poetry Broadside]

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11 x 14. Text and borders printed in red on recto, verso blank. A poem often attributed to James Whitcomb Riley, though the actual author was Robert Leonard Dodd. BAL VII:270: "The se verses, also known as 'The Old Back-house' and 'The Country Privy,' have been falsely attributed to Riley. The true author is Robert Leonard Dodd... The first printing of this piece was apparently a broadside published in New Haven, circa 1900." Show more