''Pike County Ballads'' is an 1871 book by

John Hay John Milton Hay (October 8, 1838July 1, 1905) was an American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century. Beginning as a private secretary and assistant to Abraham Lincoln, Hay's highest office was Un ...

. The collection of post

Civil War A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...

poems is one of the first works to introduce vernacular styles of writing. Published originally in 1871, a 2nd edition was published in 1890 and a 3rd edition in 1912 by the Houghton Mifflin Company containing 35 illustrations by N.C. Wyeth.

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{{Reflist 1871 books Books by John Hay