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BJ Omanson is a poet, historian and publisher who lives in Morgantown, West Virginia. He is the owner of Monongahela Books.

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	This Man's Army: A War in Fifty-odd Sonnets by John Allan Wyeth, Dana Gioia (Introduction), BJ Omanson (Goodreads Author) (Annotator) 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Land Itself by Jared Carter (Goodreads Author), BJ Omanson (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	At Belleau Wood with Rifle and Sketchpad: Memoir of a United States Marine in World War I by Louis C. Linn, Laura Jane Linn Wright (Editor), BJ Omanson (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stark County Poems it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Before the Clangor of the Gun: The First World War Poetry of John Allan Wyeth 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Albion: The Origins of the English Imagination

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BJ Omanson said: " One of my absolute favorites. Re-reading for the third or fourth time. Spurs wonderful, extended trains of thought. I've been reading English literature seriously for over half a century, and have encountered only a few overall studies as provocative ...more "

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One of my absolute favorites. Re-reading for the third or fourth time. Spurs wonderful, extended trains of thought. I've been reading English literature seriously for over half a century, and have encountered only a few overall studies as provocative ...more
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