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When the Tide Turned in the Civil War
by McKay, Martha Nicholson
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in a near fine dust jacket./One small chip to top edge of rear jacket panel.
- Seller
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Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis: The Hollenbeck Press, 1929. First edition. Octavo, full cloth, 66 pages. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket./One small chip to top edge of rear jacket panel.. Black and white frontispiece. A tribute to Col. Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment of United States Colored Troops in the Civil War. The author, who was married to an officer in a U.S.C.T. regiment, identifies the introduction of African American soldiers into the fighting ranks as the turning point of the Civil War.
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- Bookseller
- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 601
- Title
- When the Tide Turned in the Civil War
- Author
- McKay, Martha Nicholson
- Illustrator
- Black and white frontispiece
- Format/Binding
- Octavo, full cloth, 66 pages
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
- Jacket Condition
- One small chip to top edge of rear jacket panel.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- The Hollenbeck Press
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- African American, negro soldiers, 54th Massachusetts, slavery, abolitionists, USCT, Civil War
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History;
Terms of Sale
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Annapolis, Maryland
About Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
We buy and sell quality used and out-of-print books, with an emphasis on Americana, Military and Naval History, and Nautical material. But we have many good books in a variety of subjects. We are located in historic Annapolis, Maryland.
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