CIRRUS FROM THE WEST - By Paul Southworth Bliss - Wood Engravings by Harold J. Matthews

Sep 28, 2026

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Cirrus From the West is a 1935 poetry collection by Paul Southworth Bliss, presented with wood engravings by Harold J. Matthews. The front matter includes author biographical notes detailing Bliss’s education at Harvard, early newspaper career, service overseas during the war, and later roles in newspaper work and social organizations. The volume is dedicated “To an Understanding Woman, My Mother.”

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages72

Reading Time1 h 51 min

AccessFree to download

The Author

Paul Southworth Bliss

Publication Information

BY PAUL sOUTHWORTH BLISSBY PAUL隐ENGRAVINGS BY HAROLD J.MATTHEWSPs3503(647s1935 ★THE AUTHOR Paul Southworth Bliss was born on April 12,1889 at Rice Lake,Wisconsin.Later he livedin Marshfield,Wis.,St.Paul and Minneapolis,Minn.,and St.Louis,Mo. Mr.Bliss received the degree of A.B.atHarvard University in 1913.He also did post-graduate work at Harvard in 1913-1914.Before completing his education at Harvard,he attended Hamline College,St.Paul.Herehe was prominent in track athletics,settingrecords in the half-mile and the mile withinthe same half-hour one afternoon. He got his start in newspaper work with the St.Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatchwhile still in school.Upon his graduation from Harvard he became a featurewriter of the Boston Post.Later he was a member of the staffs of the New YorkDaily Telegram,the Minneapolis Daily News,the Minneapolis Journal andMinneapolis Star.While in NewYork,he spenta winter on the stage in the repertorycompany of Miss Grace George,and in the spring of 1916 made a tour withMiss Margaret Anglin in the "Taming of the Shrew." During the war,he served over-seas as a major of infantry and now holds thecommission of colonel in the Officers'Reserve Corps. Since the war he has held responsible positions with several newspapers andsocial organizations and is at present associated with the Works Progress Ad-ministration of North Dakota."Cirrus from the West"is his seventh publishedbook of poems.His present address is Works Progress Administration,StateCapitol,Bismarck,North Dakota. ennye )534 10ll 0x1 homa大M人 CIRRUS FROM THE WEST AUTHOR OF: SONGS FOR SEVEN MOODS AFTER SUPPER POEMS ROUGH EDGES AND ALL HOW PAN SHAPED THE LEAVESAND OTHER POEMS ARCH OF SPRING SPIN DANCE CIRRUSFR O M TH E WE ST # BY PA UL SOUTH WORTH BLISS WOO D E NGRAVINGS BYHA ROL D J.MATTHE W S THE LAKESIDE PRESS·CHICAGO·1935 2て己8 COPYRIGHT,1935,BY PAUL SOUTHWORTH BLISSALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2K)TP083J PS3503L 647C 5193 5 PRINTED IN THE U.S.A。 TO AN UNDERSTANDING WOMAN,MY MOTHER

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Who is the author of Cirrus From the West?

Paul Southworth Bliss is the author of Cirrus From the West, shown in the title page text.

Who created the wood engravings for the book?

The wood engravings are credited to Harold J. Matthews.

When was Cirrus From the West published and how is it credited?

Sep 28, 2026

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