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The Iron & Ashes Literary Cycle
Excerpts from Iron & Ashes: An Epic Poem in the Homeric Tongue in Three Acts


John Brown's Body 
Last Ride On The Galena Coach Road and Other Tales 
Reader's Companion
Previews, excerpts and essays explaining the history and structure behind our short story collections, epic poems, lyric novellettes, classic reprints, and other works
Excerpts from John Brown's Body

The Legacy of Stephen Vincent Benet 
Excerpts: Preface, Notes from the Earth and Last Ride On The Galena Coach Road