Project Gutenberg 2018-01-25 Public domain in the USA. 199 Masters, Edgar Lee 1868 1950 Ford, Webster Masters, E. L. (Edgar Lee) 16022862 The Great Valley Produced by Chuck Greif, Larry B. Harrison, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Great Valley" by Edgar Lee Masters is a collection of poems written in the early 20th century. The work reflects on the history, culture, and changing landscape of Chicago through various characters and narratives. As Masters weaves together the tales of those who shaped and were shaped by the city, he captures the heart and spirit of a burgeoning American metropolis." The opening of "The Great Valley" begins with the poem "Fort Dearborn," where the narrator reflects on the historical significance of Fort Dearborn and the transformation of the Chicago landscape over time. It juxtaposes the past, when the area was home to Native Americans and fur traders, with a present filled with urban development and societal change. The imagery of dancers and celebrations contrasting with echoes of the fort’s storied history highlights the tension between progress and the loss of cultural memory. The narrator laments the passage of time and acknowledges the lives lost in battles and the small memorials of those who came before, setting the tone for the exploration of legacy and identity that threads through the rest of the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en American poetry PS Text Category: Poetry Category: American Literature 532740 2025-09-22T12:06:03.215775 text/html 544002 2021-01-24T15:44:01 text/html 184349 2025-09-22T12:06:27.562158 application/epub+zip 186872 2025-09-22T12:06:10.808716 application/epub+zip 184321 2025-09-22T12:06:06.969734 application/epub+zip 417520 2025-09-22T12:06:33.793130 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333865 2025-09-22T12:06:21.084667 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330544 2022-08-25T12:00:31.873683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323561 2025-09-22T12:06:00.794904 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 323481 2018-01-25T15:07:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18348 2025-09-22T12:06:33.968161 application/rdf+xml 11904 2025-09-22T12:06:07.216737 image/jpeg 1902 2025-09-22T12:06:07.129780 image/jpeg 120953 2018-01-25T15:07:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 162887 2021-01-24T15:44:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 161630 2025-09-22T12:06:03.249806 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia