Behold more than a book in your hands. It is a first class ticket for a train with every poem providing a shovelful of coal. It accommodates two trains of thought. To some this book will be a shield and to others a mirror. Inside the former will join their sword while the latter will meet their reflection.

The whistle signals presto for your departure from the roundhouse with scheduled stops in Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, North America and Outer Space. The secret behind making this journey successful as it was intended is that you take it at your own pace and leisure. Along the way you will pass many a crossroad and frontier during a snowcapped ascent up sacred Mount Shasta.

At the beginning of this trek the conductor%u2019s father will issue you your ticket at the forward. At the last station you will hear from such respected historical personages as Eleanor Roosevelt and Robert M. La Follette; and voil.