The Political History of Slavery in the United States.: Book I. The Political History of Slavery in the United StateThe Neale Publishing Companys. Book II. Legislative History of Reconstruction. (with signed letter)
by George, James Z
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Octavo. [xxiv] 342pp. Portrait frontispiece. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. Half title page starting and minor foxing to last few pages otherwise very good
This copy presented to his friend Col. Dillingham by William Hayne Leavell, United States Envoy Extraordinary Guatemala, who wrote the book's foreword and financed its publication. Laid in is a handwritten letter from Leavell to Dillingham on paper embossed "Legation of the United States of America" in which he explains how he he undertook the labor and expense of preparing the author's manuscript for publication.
James Zachariah George (1826-1897), known as Mississippi's "Great Commoner," was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi and later a United States Senator for the same State.
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- Title
- The Political History of Slavery in the United States.
- Author
- George, James Z
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Neale Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1915
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Slavery, Politics, History, Mississippi
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