An Exposition Of The Causes And Character Of The Late War Between The United States And Great-Britain
by [Dallas, Alexander J.]
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About This Item
Middlebury, Vermont: William Slade, Jun., 1815. First Edition. Very good in early light brown leather (calf) covered boards with a more recently applied cloth back strip to the spine. The pages of the text block are rough cut and uniformly tanned with age. 59 pages of text. This title, although written without attribution, recognizes its authorship on the copyright page as Alexander J. Dallas. Dallas was the U.S. secretary of the treasury under James Madison. During his tenure as treasury secretary he realized that the War of 1812 was going to bankrupt the country so he took definitive steps to save the country financially by advocating the end of the war and recommending an increase of taxes. Considered "mildly scarce" by Howes. (Howes, D-25; only the Boston printing noted by Sabin, 18130)
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- Title
- An Exposition Of The Causes And Character Of The Late War Between The United States And Great-Britain
- Author
- [Dallas, Alexander J.]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Slade, Jun.
- Place of Publication
- Middlebury, Vermont
- Date Published
- 1815
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