first edition Unbound
1900 · [No place
by WINTERS, J[oseph]. R.
[No place: no publisher, 1900. Unbound. Fine. Broadside song or poem. Approximately 5" x 8". Fine. A 36-line poem apparently meant as a campaign song for William Jennings Bryan in his race against incumbent President William McKinley. Winters stresses that Bryan represents equality and opposition to the trusts. Winters, a successful black gunsmith and locksmith, was also an important pioneer in the development of modern fire escape ladders. (Inventory #: 2831)