The one hoss shay : with its companion poems, How the old horse won the bet & The broomstick train /

The poem "The Deacon's masterpiece," a satire on Calvinism, paints a whimsical picture of a "one-hoss" shay that was so perfectly built that it lasted for 100 years and then fell apart all at once.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894
Other Authors: Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911 (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton, Mifflin and Co., 1892.
Description
Summary:The poem "The Deacon's masterpiece," a satire on Calvinism, paints a whimsical picture of a "one-hoss" shay that was so perfectly built that it lasted for 100 years and then fell apart all at once.
Item Description:Printed on one side of leaf only.
Physical Description:78 leaves : illustrations ; 20 cm.