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A Narrative of the Manner in which the Campaign against the Indians, in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety-One, Was Conducted, under the Command of Major General St. Clair, together with His Observations on the Statements of the Secretary of War and the Quarter Master General, Relative Thereto, and the Reports of the Committees Appointed to Inquire into the Causes of the Failure Thereof: Taken from the Files of the House of Representatives in Congress
by St. Clair, Arthur
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- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Jane Aitken, 1812. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 0x0x0. First edition. Amateur repair - new cloth laid over most of boards, free endpapers affixed to paste-downs. Edges of boards and a few pages rubbed. A good candidate for restoration - the original cloth spine appears intact beneath the repair, the boards are original and only marred by a small handwritten label on the front. 1812 Hard Cover. xix, [21], 273, [1] pp. 4to. Includes twenty pages of subscribers, providing an interesting glimpse at some of the well read citizenry of the day. Howes S-24: "Attempts to vindicate his surprise and rout by Ohio Indians." Sabin 75020: "A narrative of the terrible defeat and slaughter of eight hundred soldiers by the Ohio Indians.
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- Title
- A Narrative of the Manner in which the Campaign against the Indians, in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety-One, Was Conducted, under the Command of Major General St. Clair, together with His Observations on the Statements of the Secretary of War and the Quarter Master General, Relative Thereto, and the Reports of the Committees Appointed to Inquire into the Causes of the Failure Thereof: Taken from the Files of the House of Representatives in Congress
- Author
- St. Clair, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jane Aitken
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1812
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 2.06 lbs
- Keywords
- AMERICAN HISTORY MILITARY BORDER WARS INDIANS NATIVE AMERICANS CAMPAIGN 1791 MAJOR GENERAL ARTHUR ST. CLAIR
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Yesterday's Muse Inc. is an independent used & rare bookseller that has been in operation for over 15 years. We opened our first 'brick and mortar' storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY.Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), both of which are trade organizations created to promote ethical online selling practices, and to encourage continuing education among fellow booksellers. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books.
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