BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS, 1934. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 290 p. THE METEORIC CAREER OF BERNARDO DE GALVEZ, BRILLIANT FIGURE IN THE CONONIAL RIVALRIES THAT SHAPED THE DESTINIES OF THE AMERICAN NATION, IS HERE VIVIDLY PRESENTED, THE HISTORICAL DRAMA OF LOUISIANA SUPPLYING THE BACKGROUND. THE ACCOUNT CENTERS AROUND SIX YEARS IN THE EARLY MANHOOD OF GALVEZ' SHORT LIFE, AND EXHIBITS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE YOUNG MAN AS MILITARY STRATEGIST, ABLE AND HUMANE ADMINISTRATOR, WISE AND LOYAL COUNSELOR TO HIS KING, AND CONTRIBUTOR TO THE SUCCESS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. FIRST EDITION. ISSUED AUGUST 1934. COPYRIGHT 1934. DESCRIPTION: BLUE RIBBED PUBLISHERS CLOTH HARDBOUND, GILT TITLE STAMP ON SPINE COVER, FRONTIS ENGRAVED PORTRAIT OPPOSITE TITLE PAGE, MANILA DUST JACKET WITH BLUE INK STAMPED TITLE/DESIGN. DIMENSIONS: 9 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 1." BOOK CONDITION: NEAR FINE; GENTLY BUMPED SPINE CROWN/HEEL, SQUARE SPINE, BRIGHT AND CLEAN TEXT PAGES. DUST JACKET CONDITION: GOOD; CHIPPED SPINE CROWN/HEEL, 2" TEAR AT FRONT TOP RIGHT CORNER FOLD, (3) OTHER CORNERS SMALLER TEARS. A NICE COPY.

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Bookseller: De Coux and Associates Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001431
Title: BERNARDO DE GALVEZ IN LOUISIANA 1776-1783
Author: JOHN WALTON CAUGHEY
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
Place of Publication: BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA
Date Published: 1934
Pages: 287
Keywords: General, Historical, Personal Memoirs, Political

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