The Pro-Slavery Argument As Maintained by the Most Distinguished Writers of the Southern States by Chancellor Harper, Governor Hammond, Dr Sims, Professor Dew - 1853

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 the following notable sections:Kansas before the Passage of the Organic Act, The First Invasion, Governor Reeder, the First Election, Smart Electioneering TrickThe March Election, Protests, Bogus Legislature, Shannon Appointed, Topeka Constitution, Pat Laughlin, Pardee the Martyr, Law and Order Convention, Rescue of Branson, Wakarusa War, Mobbing the Ballot Boxes, Skirmish at Eason, State Legisltuare, Dragoons, Sheriff Jones Shot, Marshal Donaldson Declares War, Sacking of Lawrence, Guerilla War, Law and Order in Leavenworth, Captain Walker, Battle of Black Jack, Battle of Franklin, Nimrod Whitfield, Death of Cantral, Sacking of Osawattomie, A Chapter of… Read More

Around the World with General Grant, A Narrative of the Visit of General U.S. Grant to Europe, Asia, and Africa, in 1877, 1878 1879; To Which are Added Certain Conversations with General Grant on Questions Connected with American Politics and History. by John Russell Young, with Eight Hundred Illustrations.In Two Volumes. New York: Subscription Book Department, The American News Company: volumes are 631 pages each.Condition: This complete two volume set is bound in full leather and is in superior condition, with all maps, good gilt on covers and spine, and a secure binding with clean text blocks. Engraving of Grant is original and also in good condition, with tissue guard. Fold out map in volume II is present and all original and in very good condition as well. We carefully photograph our items so that you can review details of condition. After your review of the photos, please ask any questions or request additional photos from us so that you can make the best buying decision.*Please Note: This item… Read More

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 notes found within. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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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 library book. Impressed covers on brown cloth, original spine piece re-applied during professional restoration. Fresh blended end pages. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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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 First Edition. This is the story of a woman "out of her time" in her views, who thrived on the adventures she experienced. There was some dispute about the accuracy of her tales, but the men she fooled were not happy about what she did, so the disdain might be expected. There is some exaggeration, and there is much bravado, to be sure. Her exposure of many of the corruptions within the Federal government, the attitudes between the North and South all make this a very readable narrative. Condition: NOT a library book. Original impressed, gilt covers, with professional re-backing with… Read More

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 the following notable sections:Kansas before the Passage of the Organic Act, The First Invasion, Governor Reeder, the First Election, Smart Electioneering TrickThe March Election, Protests, Bogus Legislature, Shannon Appointed, Topeka Constitution, Pat Laughlin, Pardee the Martyr, Law and Order Convention, Rescue of Branson, Wakarusa War, Mobbing the Ballot Boxes, Skirmish at Eason, State Legisltuare, Dragoons, Sheriff Jones Shot, Marshal Donaldson Declares War, Sacking of Lawrence, Guerilla War, Law and Order in Leavenworth, Captain Walker, Battle of Black Jack, Battle of Franklin, Nimrod Whitfield, Death of Cantral, Sacking of Osawattomie, A Chapter of… Read More

Around the World with General Grant, A Narrative of the Visit of General U.S. Grant to Europe, Asia, and Africa, in 1877, 1878 1879; To Which are Added Certain Conversations with General Grant on Questions Connected with American Politics and History. by John Russell Young, with Eight Hundred Illustrations.In Two Volumes. New York: Subscription Book Department, The American News Company: volumes are 631 pages each.Condition: This complete two volume set is bound in full leather and is in superior condition, with all maps, good gilt on covers and spine, and a secure binding with clean text blocks. Engraving of Grant is original and also in good condition, with tissue guard. Fold out map in volume II is present and all original and in very good condition as well. We carefully photograph our items so that you can review details of condition. After your review of the photos, please ask any questions or request additional photos from us so that you can make the best buying decision.*Please Note: This item… Read More

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 notes found within. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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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 library book. Impressed covers on brown cloth, original spine piece re-applied during professional restoration. Fresh blended end pages. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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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 First Edition. This is the story of a woman "out of her time" in her views, who thrived on the adventures she experienced. There was some dispute about the accuracy of her tales, but the men she fooled were not happy about what she did, so the disdain might be expected. There is some exaggeration, and there is much bravado, to be sure. Her exposure of many of the corruptions within the Federal government, the attitudes between the North and South all make this a very readable narrative. Condition: NOT a library book. Original impressed, gilt covers, with professional re-backing with… Read More