American Myth, American Reality
New York: Hill & Wang, 1980. First Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 398, bibliography, index, DJ edges worn and torn. More
New York: Hill & Wang, 1980. First Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 398, bibliography, index, DJ edges worn and torn. More
Fort Leavenworth, KS: U.S. Army Command, 1992. First? Edition. First? Printing. 23 cm, 182, wraps, maps. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1963. 48, wraps, illus. (some in color), covers somewhat scuffed. Also contains separate order form (partially filled out). More
Place_Pub: Worcester, MA: Privately Printed, 1936. 83, boards and spine somewhat scuffed. More
Chattanooga, TN: n.p., 1942. Third Edition. 23 cm, 40, wraps, illus., some wear and soiling to covers. More
Shippensburg, PA: White Mane Pub. Co., c1992. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 300, illus., maps, references, index. Foreword by Archie P. McDonald. More
New York: Walker & Company, 2008. First U.S. Edition [stated]. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. viii, 421, [3] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Inscribed on half-title. Also signed on title page. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Robert Roper has won awards for his fiction and nonfiction alike. He has won the Boardman-Tasker Prize given by London's Royal Geographical Society. His works of fiction include Royo County, On Spider Creek, Mexico Days, The Trespassers, and Cuervo Tales; which was a New York Times Notable Book. He has won prizes or grants from the NEA, the Ingram-Merrill Foundation, the Joseph Henry Jackson Competition, and the British Alpine Club. His journalism appears in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Outside, Men's Journal, National Geographic, and others. He teaches writing and film at Johns Hopkins, and lives in Baltimore and northern California. More
New York, N.Y. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1882. Later printing presumed. Hardcover. xii, [2], 229, [9] pages. Footnotes. Cover has wear and soiling. Ex-Institutional library with usual markings. Some endpaper and page discoloration. Includes Preface, Table of Authorities and Abbreviations, List of Maps, Chapters on The Situation in July, 1862; The Battle of Cedar Mountain; On the Rappahannock; Jackson's Raid; The Pursuit of Jackson; The Battle of Gainesville; McDowell and Porter; The Battle of Groveton; Longstreet and Porter; The Battle of Manassas; The Battle of Chantilly; Halleck and McClellan; and Final Reflections. Also contains Appendices on The Address to the Army, and General orders; Porter's Night March; Potter's Orders and Despatches on the 29th; The Losses in Battle; The Numbers of the Two Armies; Time of the Arrival of Kemper's Division; Roster of the Federal and Confederate Armies at the Battle of Manassas, otherwise called the Second Battle of Bull Run, fought on Saturday, August 30, 1862. Also contains index. John Codman Ropes (April 28, 1836 – October 28, 1899) was an American military historian and lawyer, and the co-founder of the law firm Ropes & Gray. The author was a member of the Massachusetts Historical Society, and the Military Historical Society of Massachusetts. The focus of his work was the Military Historical Society of Massachusetts, which he founded in 1876. The work of this society was the collection and discussion of evidence relating to the Civil War. Most members of this society except himself had fought through the war, and many were general officers of great distinction, it was from first to last maintained and guided by Ropes. More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1895. 23 cm, 274, part 1 only, fold-out maps, chapter notes, library markings, binding worn and chipped, one map torn, front board weak. More
New York: Scribner, 1956. 32 cm, approx. 925, illus., maps, some wear and soiling to boards, ink notation on half-title. More
San Diego, CA: Thunder Bay Press [An imprint of the Advantage Publishers Group], 2001. New Edition [stated in bibliographic research] Second printing [stated]. Hardcover. The format is approximately 11.25 inches by 9.875 inches. 144 pages, Illustrations (some in color). Index. Decorative DJ (images back and front). DJ has slight edge wear. Decorative boards (images back and front, identical to DJ). This is part of a series of city pictorial "Then and Now" works from this publisher. From the Introduction: This book is the history of a street [Peachtree], from dusty crossroads to gleaming high-rise office towers. Much of its journey is along the course of the street itself and includes seminal events in the city's history that defined what Atlanta is, or represents: the Civil War, the 1895 World's Exposition, Margaret Mitchell, Martin Luther King Jr. Along the way, it visits sites beyond Peachtree representing important influences on the city or depicts trends characterizing Atlanta: the railroads and residential development. But always, it follows the constant northerly flow of urban development along Peachtree. This publication is also a record of change and preservation. the old downtown once defined by the railroad lines has now vanished as a result of attempts to provide safe and continuous street access of the railways. A system of bridges was constructed above the old streets surrounding the rail depot. With overpass one story above the street, the second story in effect became the first floor and the original street level was now underneath, or Underground. Along the way, the old homes, early business districts and original architecture have been torn down: in many cases their original sites are totally unrecognizable. Here and there along the wary, are scenes of preservation. More
Naples, FL: Elizabeth H. Rose, c1987. 24 cm, 255, illus., notes, letter from author's widow laid in. Commentary by Dr. Edward O. Harper. More
Columbia, SC: University of SC Press, 2000. Second Printing. 517, illus., notes, glossary, bibliographical note, bibliography, index, some highlighting & marginal notes in early part of text. More
Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1945. Second edition (slightly revised). Hardcover. viii, [2], 133, [1] pages. Endpaper maps. Footnotes. Documents. Index. DJ is worn, torn chipped and soiled. Cover has some wear and soiling. Pencil erasure residue on fep and rep. Corners bumped. This work was issued under the auspices of International Secretariat, Institute of Pacific Relations. Includes Preface, as well as chapters on The Political Background, Unity and Resistance, Chungking and Political Change. Also includes 14 pages of documents and an index. This second edition is identical with the first in pagination. A postscript has been added on page 61, a few corrections have been made in the text and index, and slight verbal changes have been made on pages 36, 47, and 53 in order to allow for new footnotes. This book attempts to sketch some of the major wartime political developments in Free China, and to show their connection with the course of the war itself, and with the accompanying economic disorganization which it has brought. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956. First Edition. 305, illus., app., biblio., index, rear bd weak, stains on several pgs, pen & pencil underlining, DJ worn, torn, stained, repaired. More
Simons Island, Georgia: Mockingbird Books, 1989. sixth printing. Mass market paperback. xi, [1], 240, [4] pages. The cover has some wear and soiling. Corner of pages 71/72 creased. Ishbel Ross (December 15, 1895 – September 21, 1975) was a Scottish-born American reporter, novelist, and nonfiction writer. In a writing career spanning six decades, Ross wrote numerous biographies of prominent women, with her best-known work being the first substantial history of women journalists. In the 1930s, Ross turned to writing novels. She left the newspaper the following year to concentrate on novel writing, publishing four more during her lifetime. At the instigation of the New-York Tribune's city editor, Stanley Walker, she also began writing nonfiction. Her first book, Ladies of the Press (1936), was the first formal history of women in journalism, examining the various roles women have played in print journalism, with a focus on notable journalists like Marguerite Martyn, Margaret Fuller, Nellie Bly, and Dorothy Dix. Ross identified more than 300 women editors and publishers working at papers throughout the United States. It is still considered "the classic work among the general histories" of the subject. Ross wrote some twenty nonfiction books, many of which were lives of famous women, ranging from the wives of American presidents to physician Elizabeth Blackwell, American Red Cross founder Clara Barton, and Confederate spy Rose O'Neal Greenhow. Her other books addressed more general topics such as education for the blind and American taste. Her books were considered well-researched. More
Place_Pub: Boston, MA: Houghton, Mifflin and Co., 1906. 531, illus. (frontis illus. missing), biblio, notes, index, library bkplate (only lib marking), bds scuffed, small tears at spine. More
Place_Pub: Boston, MA: Houghton, Mifflin and Co., 1906. Second Printing. 531, illus., bibliography, notes, index, front bd weak, bds & spine scuffed & soiled, small tears at spine. More
Springfield, IL: Lincoln Centennial Assoc. 1913. Limited Edition. 531, illus., front board separated from text, spine separated from boards, half leather binding, gilt edge, marbled endpapers. More
Richmond, VA: The Dietz Press, 1973. Hardcover. 219 pages. Illus., endpaper illus., appendices, bibliography, index, DJ scuffed & worn: sm tears. Presentation copy signed by the author. More
Acworth, GA: Grey Bird Publishers, 2008. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 148, [2] pages. Appendices (Sword Dealers, Reproductions). Bibliography. Format is approximately 8.75 inches by 11.25 inches. Some minor soiling and wear, with some lower corner bumping. The author is a retired educator who developed a passion for relic hunting. He is active with a number of Civil War related historical interest groups. More
Louisville, Kentucky: Motes Books, 2013. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. Format is approximately 5 inches by 8 inches. 127, [5] pages. Signed and dated by the author on the title page. Swing Low, Sweet Harriet by Rhonda Rucker is fiction based on historical fact. This Civil War-era novel was a Crystal Kite Award finalist. Ben, a 13-year-old slave, figures he’s too young to be a spy for the Union Army. That’s before he overhears Rebel soldiers talk about planting something in the Combahee River. Later, he finds a strange, dark object floating near the riverbank. During the next few weeks, he finds more. Then Moses, a mysterious runaway slave woman, sneaks on the plantation and shows up at Sunday night meeting. She claims to work for the Union and says the Yankee soldiers will be bringing their gunboats to rescue slaves. But there’s one problem: the Rebels are planting torpedoes in the river – mines that could blow up the boats. She’s trying to find the location of the torpedoes. During one visit, Moses has a seizure. The preacher promptly declares her a conjure woman and not to be trusted. Ben’s not sure if he should tell Moses about the objects in the river. If he’s discovered passing information to the enemy, he could be whipped – or even sold. But if he doesn’t tell, he could be throwing away an opportunity for freedom – not only for himself, but also his family and friends. Swing Low, Sweet Harriet is a historical novel based on Harriet Tubman’s work as a spy and scout during the Civil War when she helped lead African American soldiers on the Combahee River raid in South Carolina. More
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1981. First edition. First Edition [stated]. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. xvii, [1], 653, [7] p. Illustrations. Notes and Sources. Selected Bibliography. Index. More
New York: Dover Publications, c1982. wraps. 31 cm, 116 pages, wraps, profusely illus., small tear at edge of one page, some wear and soiling to covers, some page wrinkling at bottom edge. More
Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, Inc., 2007. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. xi, [1], 263, [1] pages. Illustrations. Includes Prologue, Epilogue, Notes, Bibliography, and Index. Chapters include The Course is Set; The Caprons and the Snowdens; A Rapid Rise and Disastrous Fall; Special Agent in Texas then Farmer in Illinois; Civil War--Capton takes the 14th Illinois Cavalry into Combat; Civil War--Trapped at Atlanta; the War ends for Capron; Commissioner of Agriculture; Crossing the Pacific; Arrival in Japan and a Meeting with Meiji; The Serious Work Begins; The Plan is Assembled; A Flood of Problems; Progress in Hokkaido; Exploring Hokkaido; Trouble with Lyman; The Final Report; and Back in Washington. Horace Capron (August 31, 1804 – February 22, 1885) was an American businessman and agriculturalist, a founder of Laurel, Maryland, a Union officer in the American Civil War, the United States Commissioner of Agriculture under U.S. Presidents Andrew Johnson and Ulysses S. Grant, and an advisor to Japan's Hokkaid Development Commission. His collection of Japanese art and artifacts was sold to the Smithsonian Institution after his death. Recruited by the Japanese government for his expertise in agriculture and military affairs, in 1871, he traveled to Japan, where he was received with full honors by Emeror Meiji. During his years in Japan, Capron endured criticism by the British and American press. Infighting among the members of his mission, and with the Japanese who supervised them, made the effort difficult and controversial. Capron returned to the United States in 1875 after receiving the highest award ever given to a foreigner by the Emperor. More