Buck Private McCollum

American · Early 20th century

Author of 'The History and Rhymes of the Lost Battalion,' a 1920 collection of poems and illustrations from American World War One writers.

Connection to Taylor Swift

Author of a post-WWI collection Uncle Jerry shows to demonstrate how omnipresent war literature was in the period, contextualizing the cultural weight of Taylor's Great War metaphor.

Notable Works

• The History and Rhymes of the Lost Battalion