For the Union Dead
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For the Union Dead is a book of poems by Robert Lowell that was published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in 1964. It was Lowell's sixth book.
First edition
Memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment in Boston that figures prominently in Lowell's poem "For the Union Dead"
The Public Garden in Boston is the setting for the poem "The Public Garden."
Boston Common
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The Boston Common is a public park in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is the oldest city park in the United States. Boston Common covers 50 acres of land bounded by five major Boston streets: Tremo
Aerial view of Boston Common in Downtown Boston in June 2017
Granary Burying Ground near Boston Common
An aerial view of Boston Common
Boston Common in the fall of 2016