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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_Alexander_PercyWilliam Alexander Percy - Wikipedia

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   William Alexander Percy (May 14, 1885 – January 21, 1942) was a lawyer, planter, and poet from Greenville, Mississippi. His autobiography Lanterns on the Levee (Knopf 1941) became a bestseller. His father LeRoy Percy was the last United States Senator from Mississippi elected by the legislature.

2. www.pbs.org › features › will-percyWill Percy | American Experience | Official Site | PBS

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   19 de mai. de 2024 · Will Percy. Named after his grandfather, the Civil War hero William Alexander "Gray Eagle" Percy, Will Percy also served in the Army with honor and valor during World War I. But in his...

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4. www.britannica.com › topic › Percy-familyPercy Family | English Aristocracy & History | Britannica

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   Article History. Warkworth Castle. Castle in Warkworth, eastern Northumberland, northeastern England. It belonged to the Percy family from 1332 to 1922. (more) Percy Family, English family renowned in history and ballad for its role in medieval, Tudor, and Stuart times.

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5. mississippiencyclopedia.org › entries › williamWilliam Alexander Percy | Mississippi Encyclopedia

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   William Alexander Percy was born on 15 May 1885 in Greenville, Mississippi, and was named after his grandfather, a planter and lawyer who served as a colonel during the Civil War, earning the nickname the Gray Eagle of the Valley. Will Percy perceived himself as distanced from and overshadowed by his father, LeRoy, a powerful […]

6. poets.org › poet › william-alexander-percyAbout William Alexander Percy | Academy of American Poets

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   21 de mai. de 2024 · Read poems by this poet. William Alexander Percy, born May 14, 1885, was a writer from Greenville, Mississippi. He is most popularly known for his autobiography Lanterns on the Levee (Knopf, 1941). His poetry was also published posthumously in Collected Poems (Knopf, 1943). He died on January 21, 1942. poems. Texts by. Texts about.

7. www.mswritersandmusicians.com › mississippiWilliam Alexander Percy, Mississippi Poet and Author from ...

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   William Alexander Percy’s memoir, Lanterns on the Levee: Recollections of a Planter’s Son, was critically acclaimed and has become his most famous work. William Alexander Percy was a writer and poet, and he was extremely active in the political, cultural, and social life of Greenville, Mississippi.

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   In this evocative biography, Benjamin E. Wise presents the singular life of William Alexander Percy (1885-1942), a queer plantation owner, poet, and memoirist f...