The Rising Glory of America explained

"The Rising Glory of America"
Original Title:	A Poem, on the Rising Glory of America; Being an Exercise Delivered at the Public Commencement at Nassau-Hall, September 25, 1771
Country:	United States
Publisher:	Printed by Joseph Crukshank, for R. Aitken, bookseller, opposite the London-Coffee-House, in Front-Street, Philadelphia
Publication Date:	1772
Orig Lang Code:	en

"The Rising Glory of America" is a poem written by "Poet of the Revolution" Philip Freneau with a debated but likely minimal level of involvement from "not quite a Founding Father" Hugh Henry Brackenridge of western Pennsylvania. The poem was first read at their graduation from the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) in 1771.^{[1] [2]} There were two versions published, one before and one after the American Revolutionary War.^[3] It was mildly influential in describing a newfound sense of American national identity.

See also

• Father Bombo's Pilgrimage to Mecca, novel co-authored by Freneau and Brackenridge
• 1772 in poetry

Notes and References

1. Smeall . J. F. S. . September 1973 . The Respective Roles of Hugh Brackenridge and Philip Freneau in Composing "The Rising Glory of America" . The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America . en . 67 . 3 . 263–281 . 10.1086/pbsa.67.3.24301841 . 0006-128X.
2. Adams . Stephen . 2013 . Philip Freneau’s Summa of American Exceptionalism: “The Rising Glory of America” without Brackenridge . Texas Studies in Literature and Language . 55 . 4 . 390–405 . 1534-7303.
3. Wertheimer . Eric . 1994 . Commencement Ceremonies: History and Identity in "The Rising Glory of America," 1771 and 1786 . Early American Literature . 29 . 1 . 35–58 . 0012-8163.