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Sherman and His Campaigns: A Military Biography, 1865 First Edition
by Bowman, S M and Irwin, R B
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- 1865
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- Original dark green cloth w/impressed covers and gilt spine
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Sherman and His Campaigns: A Military Biography. By Col S M Bowman and Lt Col R B Irwin. 1865 First Edition. New York: Charles B Richardson. Cincinnati: C F Vent & Col. Springfield: W J Holland. 1865.
Condition: NOT a library book. Original dark green cloth with impressed covers and gilt on spine. Fresh end pages. Complete. Engravings with tissue guards.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The History of the Civil War in America; Comprising a Full and Impartial Account of the Origin and Progress of the Rebellion
by John S C Abbott
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- First Edition - v1 1863; v2 1866
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- 1863
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- Impressed cover, gilt on spine as photographedf
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The History of the Civil War in America; Comprising a Full and Impartial Acount of the Origin and Progress of the Rebellion, of the Various Naval and Military Engagements, of the Heroic Deeds Performed by Armies and Individuals, and of Touching Scenes in the Field, the Camp, the Hospital and the Cabin. In Two Volumes. 1863 and 1866. Illustrated with… Read more about this item Item Price
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Prison Life of Jefferson Davis. Embracing Details and Incidents in His Captivity, 1885 First Edition
by Craven, John Joseph
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- 1866
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- Original green cloth impressed binding
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Prison Life of Jefferson Davis Embracing Details and Incidents of his Captivity, Particulars Concerning his Health and Habits, Together with Many Conversations on Topics of Great Public Interest. By John J Craven, M.D. New York: Carleton, Publisher. London: S Low Son & Co. 1866 First Edition. Written by the attending physician, this book presents a sympathetic account of Jefferson Davis.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp, In Two Volumes
by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
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- First Edition, 75th Thousand
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- 1856
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- Original impressed covers, re-backed with spine title piece re-applied
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Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp. by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin". In Two Volumes. Boston: Phillips, Sampson, and Company. 1856. First Edition, 75th Thousand.
Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp is the second popular novel from American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. It was first published in two volumes by Phillips, Sampson and Company… Read more about this item Item Price
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Bricks Without Straw, A Novel, 1880, First Edition
by Tourgee, Albion W
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- 1880
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- Original hardcover with impressed cover
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Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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SGD 268.02
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Bricks Without Straw, A Novel. By Albion W Tourgee, Author of "A Fool's Errand" etc. New York: Fords, Howard & Hulbert. 1880. Believed to be first edition. 'A classic of American political fiction first published in 1880, a mere three years after Reconstruction officially ended, Bricks Without Straw offers an inside view of the struggle to create a just society… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Volunteer Soldier of America, 1887, First Edition
by Logan, John A
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- 1887
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The Volunteer Soldier of America. By John A Logan. with Memoir of the Author and Military Reminiscences from General Logan's Private Journal. Chicago and New York: R S Peale & Company, Publishers, 1887. Condition: NOT a library book. Excellent condition, especially for its age. Impressed cover with gilt. Clean interior. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Life and Services of Gen John A Logan as Soldier and Statesman, 1888, First Ed
by Dawson, George Francis
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- 1888
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- Original Dark green impressed green cloth
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SGD 177.65
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Live and Services of Gen John A Logan as Soldier and Statesman. By George Francis Dawson, Ex-Librarian of the United States Senate, etc. Published by Subscription Only. Chicago and New York: Belford, Clarke & Company, 1888, First Edition. Logan served in the Mexican American War and later as a general in the US Civil War. He was a member of… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Woman in Battle...Harry T Buford...First Edition, 1876
by Worthington, C J
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- 1876
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The Woman in Battle: A Narrative of the Exploits, Adventures, and Travels of Madame Loreta Janeta Velazquez, Otherwise known as Lieutenant Harry T Buford, Confederate States Army. In which is given Full descriptions of the numerous battles in which she participated as a Confederate Officer...Blockade-Runner...Bond Swindle...etc. Edited by C. J Worthington, Profusely Illustrated. Richmond, VA: Dustin, Gilman & Co. 1876… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Impending Crisis of the South: How to Meet It. 1860
by Helper, Hinton Rowan
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- Second, Seventeenth Thousand
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- 1860
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- Brown impressed covers, gilt spine
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Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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The Impending Crisis of the South: How to Meet It. by Hinton Rowan Helper, of North Carolina. Seventeenth Thousand. New York: A B Burdick, 1860.
Thorough analysis of opinions on slavery from the North and South, slaveholder and non slaveholder. Opinions of European nations as well. Also good chapter on the comparison between the free and slave states.
Condition: NOT a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Hampton and its Students. With Fifty Cabin and Plantation Songs, 1874 First Ed
by Armstrong, Mrs M F and Ludlow, Helen W
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- 1874
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- Original brown cloth with gilt on spine and cover
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Hampton and Its Students. By Two of Its Teachers, Mrs M F Armstrong and Helen W Ludlow. With Fifty Cabin and Plantation Songs, Arranged by Thomas P Fenner. New York: G P Putnam's Sons, 1874 First Edition. Contents Include: The School and its Story, the Butler School, Interior Views of the School and the Cabin; the Hampton Students of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Klan Inside Out, 1924 First Edition
by Monteval, Marion
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- 1924
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Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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The Klan Inside Out, In Four Parts, Sixteen Chapters. By Marion Monteval, Published by Monarch Publishing Co., Claremore, OK.
"This is the only authentic story ever writen by one who is familiar with the conspiracies, intrigues, and practices of the Klan, and one who knows intimately the men responsible the Klan...revelations of greed, lust and greed startling in disclosures of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Four Years a Scout and Spy, "General Bunker" 1866 First Edition
by Downs, E. C.
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- 1866
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- Hardcover with original boards
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SGD 588.41
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Four Years a Scout and Spy. "General Bunker" one of Lieutenant General Grant's most Daring and Successful Scouts. Being a Narrative of the Thrilling Adventures, Narrow Escapes, Noble Daring, and Amusing Incidents in the Experience of Corporal Ruggles During Four Years' Service as a Scout and Spy for the Federal Army. Embracing His Services for Twelve of the Most Distinguished… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Spy of the Rebellion, c Allan Pinkerton, Kansas City Publishing, True First Edition, 1883
by Pinkerton, Allan
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- True First Edition
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- 1883
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- Red-brown original cloth
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The Spy of the Rebellion; Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army During the Late Rebellion. Revealing Many Secrets of the War Hitherto Not Made Public. Compiled from Official Reports Prepared for President Lincoln, General McClellan and the ProvostMarshal General. By Allan Pinkerton who (Under the Nom-de-Plume of Major E. J. Allen) was Chief… Read more about this item Item Price
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History of the Reconstruction Measures of the Thirty-Ninth and Fortieth Congresses, 1865-1868, First Edition, 1868
by Wilson, Henry
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- 1868
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- Rebound as original
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History of the Reconstruction Measures of the Thirty-Ninth and Fortieth Congresses. 1865-68. By Henry Wilson, Hartford: Published by Subscription Only, by the Hartford Publishing Company; J A Stoddard, Chicago, ILL.; Hawks & Co., Boston. 1868 First Edition.
Condition: Rebound with impressed cover, original spine piece re-applied as photographed. Original tissue guard on frontispiece portrait. No library markings or signatures, crimps, or… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Conquest of Kansas by Missouri and her Allies...from the Passage of the Organic Act until the Close of July, 1856, FIRST EDITION 1856
by Phillips, William
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- 1856
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The Conquest of Kansas by Missouri and her Allies, A History of the Troubles in Kansas from the Passage of the Organic Act until the Close of July, 1856. William Phillips, Phillips Sampson and Company, 1856. First Edition. Boston: 414 pp plus ads 6pp in back and ads on front and back paste downs and fly pages.
Narrative includes some of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Women of the War; Their Heroism and Self-Sacrifice, First Edition, 1867
by Moore, Frank
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- First
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- 1867
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- Professionally re-backed w/spine piece re-applied as photographed
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Women of the War; their Heroism and Self-Sacrifice; by Frank Moore, Author of "The Rebellion Record," "Diary of the American Revolution,", etc. Illustrated with Steel Engravings. Hartford, Conn: S. S. Scranton & Co. 596 pages. 1867 - First Edition.
Condition: Re-backed as pictured. Firm, with typical toning to pages as well as expected foxing as shown in the photos. We carefully… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Essay on Liberty and Slavery, 1856, First Edition
by Bledsoe, Albert Taylor
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- First
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- 1856
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- Original hardcover as photographed
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An Essay on Liberty and Slavery by Albert Taylor Bledsoe, LL.D., Professor of Mathematics in the University of Virginia. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co.: 383 pp. 1856 Rare First Edition
Abolitionists, the religious implications, the public good, and the Fugitive Slave Law are all addressed in what has been termed "a highly important and sophisticated proslavery argument". Author was a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Africa's Redemption, the Salvation of Our Country, 1852 FIRST EDITION
by Freeman, F
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- First true edition, printed for the author
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- 1852
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Africa's Redemption, the Salvation of Our Country, by Reverend F Freeman, Author of Yaradee, Plea for Africa, Psalmodia, etc. New York: Printed for the Author by D Fanshaw, No. 108 Nassau-street, 383 pp.
1852 First Edition; Dedicated to the Memory of Henry Clay.
Presented in a series of "conversations", this is an in-depth history of the African continent's peoples, the colonization of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Story of Topsy from Uncle Tom's Cabin, from Series: Children's Stories that Never Grow Old, (1908), fully illustrated, First Edition
by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
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- 1908
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Children's Stories that Never Grow Old : The Story of Topsy from Uncle Tom's Cabin. Pictured by John R Neill. Fully illustrated in Color. Chicago: The Reilly and Britton Co Publishers: 28 pp, 5-1/2" x 7" (12mo). Illustrator John R Neill.
Condition: This original children's story book is very rare. It is from "Children's Stories that Never Grow Old Series". Few… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sketches of the Rise, Progress, & Decline of Secession, Parson Brownlow's Book; 1862 FIRST EDITION
by Brownlow, W G
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- 1862
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- Rebound w/ original label
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Sketches of the Rise, Progress, and Decline of Secession; with a Narrative of Personal Adventures among the Rebels, By W. G. Brownlow, . Editor of the Knoxville Whig. Philadelphia: George W Childs; Cincinnati: Applegate & Company. 1862 First Edition: 458 numbered pages + 8 pages period ads.
Condition: Rebound with original label as pictured. Interior is clean, with no writing, cuts,… Read more about this item Item Price
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