OT "liberty tree"

[Joel S. Berson]

At 3/6/2010 02:08 PM, Robin Hamilton wrote:
>Somewhat OT, but the first issue of Tom Paulin's collection of poems, _The
>Liberty Tree_ (published in the UK by Faber) sported The Wrong Tree.
>
>Tom went ballistic, and insisted the entire run (2,000 copies) be withdrawn.
>
>Unfortunately, some review copies had already been sent out prior to
>publication ...
>
>So if you happen to get your hands on a copy with a Christmas Tree rather
>than the more appropriate liberty tree, you're quids in, and ought to sell
>it to the nearest bookdealer.

What did Paulin think was the Right Tree?  An elm?  (Harvard
Yard.)  An oak?  (Hartford, Conn., but usually called the "Charter
Oak".)  Or the one in the South End of Boston?  (Also an elm.)

Joel

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