PPG-2266: A Surgeon's War
Chicago, IL: Henry Regnery Company, 1975. 261, DJ spine faded and some wear. More
Chicago, IL: Henry Regnery Company, 1975. 261, DJ spine faded and some wear. More
Philadelphia, PA: Chilton Book Company, 1970. First edition. Stated. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. 165 p. More
Oakland, California: Biobooks, 1952 [per verso copyright notice]. First California Edition, [stated] limited to 600 copies [stated]. Hardcover. x, [4], 165, [5] pages. Illustrations (some with color). Foreword by Joseph A. Sullivan. This edition is based on the 1878 First Edition, published by Putnam. Notes. Chapters on New Mexico, The Insurrection in New Mexico, The Infantry March to the Pacific, California, and Final Conquest of California. There is a fold-out sketch map at the end of the book (measuring 18 inches by 9-1/2 inches), showing part of the march and wagon road of Lt. Colonel Cooke, from Santa Fe to the Pacific Ocean, 1846--1847. This is volume XXXIII of the publisher's California Relations series. Later edition cited as Howes C728, Flake 2498. Philip St. George Cooke (June 13, 1809 – March 20, 1895) was a career United States Army cavalry officer who served as a Union General in the American Civil War. He is noted for his authorship of an Army cavalry manual, and is sometimes called the "Father of the U.S. Cavalry." His service in the Civil War was significant. During the Mexican–American War he led the Mormon Battalion from Santa Fe to California, establishing what became known as Cooke's Wagon Road, later to become the southern route to California during the California Gold Rush. He received a brevet promotion to lieutenant colonel for his service in California. In command of 2nd U.S. Dragoons, he defeated the Apache in Ojo Caliente, New Mexico in 1854, was in the 1855 Battle of Ash Hollow against the Sioux, and was sent to keep the peace in Bleeding Kansas in 1856–1857. Cooke took part in the Utah expedition of 1857–58, and he was promoted to colonel and assigned command of the 2nd U.S. Dragoons. More
Place_Pub: New York: Scholastic, Inc., 2001. 1st Scholastic Printing. quarto, 142, wraps, illus., bibliography, index, some wear and small chips to cover edges An examination for young readers of the assassinations of Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy. The book also contains information on the seven unsuccessful assassination attempts on the lives of other Presidents from Andrew Jackson to Ronald Reagan (including John Schrank's attempt on the life of Theodore Roosevelt), and achapter on how protection of the President has evolved over the years from casual security to the present-day Secret Service. More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1943. Hardcover. xi, [1], 194 p. 21 cm. Illustrations. More