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Kenneth Rexroth

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In America we have nothing that takes the place of the gods and goddesses and heroes and demigods of the ancient world. There is nothing to connect us with the soil. We have no mythology. It has never been possible to construct one.
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"Home Schooling and Indian Lore"

 
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