After brief wrangling between poet and publisher, Copeland & Day accepted Crane's first book of poems, The Black Riders and Other Lines, although it would not be published until after The Red Badge of Courage.
Tras unha breve negociación, Copeland & Day aceptou o primeiro libro de poemas de Crane, The Black Riders and Other Lines, aínda que non se publicaría ata despois da propia publicación de The Red Badge of Courage.