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Oxford University Press NY, 1956. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine /Very Good. This is a fascinating study of the American lyceum of the nineteenth century, the first major adult education program in the country... It was, typically, a local citizens' organization, sponsoring lectures as well as other activities - debates, discussions, and readings. The lyceum as an American social institution began in the late 1820s... the Age of Jackson, flourished in the late 1830s and 40s, and withered away in the 1850s under the fire of the slavery controversy and the oncoming Civil War. At the height of the movement there were 3000 lyceums, and they were important... principally through the 'messages' of the lecturers - on religion, philosophy, and ethics; on social customs...; on science; and on literature and the fine arts." [Dust jacket] Dust jacket has very slight wear on the bottom with minor chipping on top and bottom of the spine; Scuffing on the back cover probably shelfwear. There is a protective mylar cover.

Random House, NY , 2004. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. "In the spring of 1884 Ulysses S. Grant heeded the advice of Mark Twain and finally agreed to write his memoirs... [This] seemingly straightforward decision would profoundly alter... the course of American literature... [The] two men became close friends and intimate collaborators. Grant raced against the spread of cancer to compose a triumphant account of his life and times... Twain struggled to complete and publish his greatest novel, 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'. [Pub. Info] "With a cast of fascinating characters, including General William T. Sherman, William Dean Howells, William Henry Vanderbilt, and Abraham Lincoln, Perry's narrative takes in the whole sweep of a glittering, unscrupulous age." [Pub. Info] There is a protective mylar cover. STATED 1ST EDITION.

Little, Brown and Company, 1981. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. "Dumas Malone's classic six-volume biography 'Jefferson and His Time' was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in history and became the standard work on Jefferson's life. This the final volume provides an all-encompassing account of Jefferson's accomplishments, friendships, and family difficulties in his last seventeen years, revealing his shift from the realm of politics to his roles as family man, architect, and educational enthusiast. Describing Jefferson's retirement from Washington, this volume recounts the events that formed JeffersonÕs final years, particularly the founding of the Library of Congress and the University of Virginia, in which he played a major role." [Pub. Info] Sixth volume of a magisterial biography There is a protective mylar cover. STATED 1ST EDITION.

American Legacy Press, NY, 1985. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. "Text and photographs seek to recapture the life and architecture of Chicago between 1833 and 1933, celebrating the fallen and razed private and public buildings and monuments of the Place of the Wild Onion." [Pub. Info] More than 200 historic photos. 1ST THUS.

Bonanza Books, 1951. Hardcover. Fine. "Here you will find the whole vivid story in pictures of the gallant, heroic slice of history that was the Confederate States of America….you will find the best of the great wealth of illustrations of the Confederacy….Here are rare Brady photographs, Sheppard sketches, Chapman oils, Volck engravings; here are photographs and on-the-spot drawings by unknown Confederate soldiers, never before reproduced in any book."" [Dust Jacket] 288 pages. There is a protective mylar cover.

Alfred A. Knopf, NY [A Borzoi Book], 1989. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. "Nancy Wood has known Tao Pueblo in northern New Mexico for more than twenty-five years, becoming involved with its people, its history, its ancient and enduring culture." [Dust Jacket] The black-and-white photography of Nancy Wood combined with some historical photographs create an image of the Pueblo and its people as never before. Not just a picture book, the text explains, describes, and tells the reader a story that encompases the Taos Indian with pride, understanding and love for people known for decades. A compelling and worthy book. Larger Format. [Please check for shipping cost on multi-volume sets and larger format books.] There is a protective mylar cover. 1ST EDITION.

Knopf, NY, 1987. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st edition, 2nd printing. "Bailyn's Pulitzer Prize-winning book uses an emigration roster that lists every person officially known to have left Britain for America from December 1773 to March 1776 to reconstruct the lives and motives of those who emigrated to the New World." [Pub. Info] "Voyagers to the West is a superb book. It should be equally admired by and equally attractive to the general reader as to the professional historian." [R.C. Simmons, Journal of American Studies] 1ST EDITION, 2ND PRINTING

Little Brown, NY, 1974. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. [This] dramatic and concise single-volume distillation of... Flexner's definitive four-volume biography 'George Washington,' (Pulitzer Prize citation)… has itself become an American classic. [it] explores the Father of Our Country - sometimes an unpopular hero, a man of great contradictions, but always a towering historical figure... 'a fallible human being made of flesh and blood and spirit... a great and good man.' The author... paints a portrait of... slave owner, brave leader, man of passion, reluctant politician, and fierce general... a brilliant counterpoint between... public and private lives... A challenging look at the man who has become as much a national symbol as the American flag." [Pub. Info] There is a protective mylar cover.

Harper Collins, NY , 2006. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper was a primary source of information. The reporters and artists who traveled with the armies were eyewitnesses to events, great and small, for their captivated readers. Sometimes the news was sensational. At other times it was tragic. But it was always eagerly sought after. Here are the accounts, in pictures and stories, of those first wartime journalists." [Dust Jacket] Detailed index. Smithsonian. 226 pages. Copiously illustrated. There is a protective mylar cover. Larger format. [Please check shipping cost for larger format books and multi-volume sets.] 1ST EDITION.

University of Chicago, 1992. 1st edition. Hardcover. As New. Maclean and Laird Robinson forensically analyzed the site of the Mann Gulch Fire (1949). Results indicated that the fire had acted in contrast to belief, creating its own weather system trapping and killing 13 fire fighters. This work provided new knowledge into fire behaviors. There is a protective mylar cover.