The Critical Period of American History
by Fiske, John
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor/no jacket
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Argillite, Kentucky, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover_cloth. Poor/no jacket. 4.75"x7.25". xviii; 368 indexed pages. Reading Circle Edition. First Fly paper and Title page are missing so no date or publisher. Reading Circle Edition on heel of spine. Preface dated October 10, 1888. Burgundy cloth boards. Gilt letters on spine, Gutter exposed in front w/foxing throughout. Dedication page "To My Dear Classmates, Francis Lee Higginson and harles Cabot Jackson, I Dedicate This Book". Rubs to edges. Soiling to cover and edge. Some contents: Chapter 1: Results of Yorktown. Chapter II: The Thirteen Commonwealths. Chapter III: The League of Friendship. Chapter IV: Drifting Toward Anarchy. Chapter V: Germs of National Sovereignty. Chapter VI: The Federal Convention. Chapter VII: Crowning the Work.
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- Blacks Bookshop (US)
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- 2368
- Title
- The Critical Period of American History
- Author
- Fiske, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover_cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- no jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
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