MEREDITH, William The Wreck of the Thresher and Other Poems New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964. Price: $100.00 Hardcover. First edition. Fine in just about fine dustwrapper. Advance Review Copy with slip laid in. Item #275993 Add to Cart Ask a Question item image William Meredith birth name: William Morris Meredith, Jr. born: 1/9/1919 died: 5/30/2007 View Reference Info Biography American poet who was a Pulitzer Prize for Partial Accounts and a National Book Award for Effort at Speechmore