Letters from a Distinguished American: Twelve Essays by John Adams on American Foreign Policy, 1780
Washington, DC: GPO, 1978. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 66, illus., footnotes. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1978. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 66, illus., footnotes. More
Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1978. Presumed First Edition, First printing [thus]. 24 cm, 66 pages. , illus., footnotes. The letters published in this volume were discovered in the course of sampling the Library of Congress's collections of foreign newspapers published during the American Revolution to ascertain the value and the feasibility of a project to enlist the cooperation of librarians and archivists in several nations to bring these newspapers under bibliographic control and to make them more accessible to students of the Revolution. The importance of Adams's letters-- virtually unknown and never reprinted -- is a testimony to the untapped riches which exist in the foreign newspapers of the period. It was hoped that their publication would inspire efforts to collect and exploit these newspapers in a systematic manner. The editor supplied an essay describing the context in which Adams wrote his letters and exploring the conduit through whom they reached publication, the enigmatic Edmund Jenings. An appendix is devoted to an unknown chapter in the diplomacy of the American Revolution in which both Adams and Jenings were major participants. Adams's letters speak for themselves and are, therefore, attended with little annotation, except that which indicates how they were "recycled," that is, how Adams included in them materials which he had already used in other connections, a common practice of the busy statesmen and letter writers of the period. More
Chicago, IL: J. B. Lippincott Company, [1943]. 22 cm, 452, illus., maps, diagrams, chapter references, index, usual library markings, bds worn & soiled, some pencil marks to text. More
Chicago, IL: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1945. Second, Rev. Edition. 22 cm, 508, illus., maps, diagrams, chapter references, index, DJ soiled and worn: small tears/chips. More
Philadelphia, PA: University of PA Press, c1980. 26 cm, 318, v.1 only of 2-vol. set, illus., index, study guide (in wraps) laid in, boards slightly soiled and corners bumped. More
Harrisburg, PA: Military Service Publishing, 1955. First Edition. 512, footnotes, bibliography, index, some soiling to fore-edge, DJ soiled & worn: small tears, small pieces missing, creases. More
New Haven, CT: N. Whiting, c1834. Fourth Edition. 468, v.2 only, illus., references, usual lib markings, substantial foxing, leather binding worn, hinges weak, corners bumped. More
Washington DC: Department of the Navy, Navy Historical Center, 2003. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. ix, [1], 73, [1] plus covers. Illustrated covers have wear. Contains chapters on Lambert Wickes, Gustavus Conyngham, and John Paul Jones as well as a Glossary, Suggested Reading. Principal Original Sources. and Illustration Credits. Cover has some wear and soiling. The Navy of the United States, like the nation itself, was born in the midst of the bloody conflict for independence known as the American Revolution. The Continental Navy, as it was called then, shaped and was shaped by this difficult struggle for freedom that lasted from 1775 to 1783. During the war, the sailors of the young navy, seamen and officers alike, established the proud traditions of honor, courage, and commitment shared by today's servicemen in the United States Navy. It is important for the American people, especially those who wear the uniform, to understand the significant role that the Continental Navy played in the nation's beginnings. This book is about three captains of the Continental Navy: Lambert Wickes, Gustavus Conyngham, and John Paul Jones. In recounting the stories of their lives and examining the roles they played in the Navy's early years, it highlights the difficult circumstances that each man faced operating in seas dominated by the British Navy and emphasizes that the outcome of the War for Independence was far from certain. The book also illustrates the humanity of these Revolutionary War heroes, revealing their weaknesses as well as their strengths. They exhibited frustration, pettiness, and egotism as well as courage, initiative, and sound judgment. More
Lexington, VA: Virginia Military Institute/The McClure Press, 1976. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. Format is approximately 6 inches by 9 inches. v, iii. 89, [1] pages. Illustrations. Notes. The Society of the Cincinnati is a hereditary society with branches in the United States and France, founded in 1783, to preserve the ideals and fellowship of officers of the Continental Army who served in the Revolutionary War. Now in its third century, the Society promotes the public interest in the Revolution through its library and museum collections, publications, and other activities. It is the oldest hereditary society in the United States. The Society does not allow women to join, though there is a partnership society called Daughters of the Cincinnati which permits all female descendants of Continental officers. More
New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 1999. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. 886 p. Index. More
New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1848. 482, pencil notation and erasure on front endpaper, binding heavily chipped and worn, interior good. More
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., [c1939]. Fifth Printing. 21 cm, 434, illus., map, index, DJ worn, torn, soiled, and chipped, boards somewhat soiled, edges soiled, front endpaper creased. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1967. 1348, illus., maps, bibliography, index, boards scuffed. More
Albuquerque, NM: University of NM Press, [1962]. First Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 225, illus., facsims., ftnotes, biblio, fr DJ flap price clipped, DJ worn, soiled, edge tears (some repaired with tape), & chips. More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1952. Oversized, 241 + plates, profusely illus. with 230 plates, maps, fold-out map inside rear board, appendices, notes, index, some soiling to edges. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1977. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 88, illus. More
Maxwell AFB, AL: Air University Press, 1988. 421, wraps, maps, bibliography, index, small stains to covers and title page, small tear to lower edge of front cover. More
Washington, DC: GPO, [1988]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 421, wraps, maps, covers soiled, name blacked out inside front cover. More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1956. 794, maps, endpaper maps, footnotes, appendices, bibliography, index, usual library markings, boards quite scuffed and worn spine reinforced with brown library tape, board edges quite worn, fore-edge soiled and library stamps. America's military strategy and tactics from the colonial wars of the 18th century through World War I and World War II, and including the Korean War. The Spanish-American War is covered on pp. 317 to 329. Foreword by General Douglas MacArthur. Appendix C, "A New Strategy for Korea," is written by General S. L. A. Marshall. More
Washington, DC: Service Center for Teachers of History, 1962. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. [2], 28, [2] p. 23 cm. Occasional footnotes. Selected Bibliography. More
New York: Paragon House, 1992. First edition. Stated. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. xiii, 224 p. Illustrations. Maps. Bibliography. Index. Highlighting/underlining. Ex-library. Usual library markings. DJ, in plastic sleeve, pasted to boards. Some ink marks noted. More
Wilmington, DE: ISI Books, 1999. 355, illus., notes, index, small tear in front DJ, rear DJ flap creased. More
New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1942. Civilian Defen Edition. 558, illus., endpaper illus., maps, tables, references, index, tears at spine & pcs of cloth missing, spine discolored, bd corns worn. More
New York: Greenwood Press, 1986. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xxii, 393, [1] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Footnotes. Index. Foreword by Honorable Martin R. Hoffman and General Fred C. Weyand, U.S.A. This is Number 51 in the Contributions in Military Studies series. Kenneth James Hagan is an American naval historian and retired faculty member of the United States Naval Academy and of the Naval War College's distance education faculty located at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. In 1973, the United States Naval Academy appointed him assistant professor. He was subsequently promoted to associate professor in 1977, full professor in 1987, and then archivist and director of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum in 1990. In 1994, he retired with promotion to director and professor emeritus. He became visiting professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in 1997–98, before being appointed Professor of Strategy at the U.S. Naval War College's Monterey Program, where he served from 1998 until his retirement in 2010. More
New York: The Grolier Club, 1904. 26.5 cm, 334, illus. (some color), index, DJ worn and torn into two pieces at spine, some edge wear, small tear at top of front hinge. More