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Very good condition. Price sticker inside.

George Johnstone has never received the scholarly attention he fully merits. Historians have assessed him, usually briefly, as governor of West Florida, or as naval commander, or as a member of parliament. Nevertheless, none has considered his important role in East India Company politics, nor, until Bombast and Broadsides, has one synthesized the various roles in which Johnstone was entrusted with high responsibilities.Through research in Cardiff, Edinburgh, Kew, London, Philadelphia, and Washington in largely unpublished manuscripts, together with the use of secondary sources, the author has been able to present the first coherent picture of Johnstone, a vigorous and intelligent but turbulent and always controversial figure. Johnstone was effective as a colonial governor at a difficult time; in the navy he performed several coups de main; in parliament he was formidable in debate but an opportunist; and at East India House he was a doughty, conservative, and largely successful defender of the… Read More

Fields of Glory traces the story of the Atlanta campaign from the Tennesee border through the heart of Atlanta to Jonesboro. Very nice condition book, may have price markings/sticker.

Good clean copy with mylar protected dj. Price sticker. First Edition.

Fair to good condition with dustjacket. First Edition.

This is the original 1886 publication, one of 3000 original copies. "That the secretary of state be authorized to employ a stenographer to report the official proceedings to take place at the dedication of the statue of Daniel Webster, on the 17th instant, and to procure the publication of three thousand copies of said report." -- Attest: A. B. Thompson, Secretary of State.Gold Gilt image on front cover. Leather is in poor condition. Interior is in good condion excepting front leaves are loose. There is a price sticker affixed on first leaf.