Historical Essays & Studies
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1908. First? Edition. Second Printing. 23.5 cm, 544, index, boards soiled and worn, slightly shaken, usual library markings. More
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1908. First? Edition. Second Printing. 23.5 cm, 544, index, boards soiled and worn, slightly shaken, usual library markings. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1920. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. 2-volume set. Volume I: xiv, [2], 298, [2] pages; Volume II: [8], 281, [1] pages. Illustrations. Index. Cover has some wear and soiling. Worthington Chauncey Ford (February 15, 1858 ? March 7, 1941) was an American historian and editor of a number of collections of documents from early American history. He served in a variety of government positions: first, as the chief of the Bureau of Statistics for the U.S. Department of State, from 1885?1889, then at the U.S. Department of Treasury, 1893?1898, then as chief of the manuscripts division at the Library of Congress from 1902?1908. He also served as Librarian of the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University from 1917?1922. Ford was best known for his edited collections of a number of Founding Fathers documents. He also edited collections of the correspondence of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and other figures in early American history. More
New York: Bonanza Books, 1963. Reprint Edition. Quarto, 249, illus., bibliographical notes, appendix, index, some soiling to fr flylf, sm ding to lower inside corner of text, DJ in plastic. More
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1939. Revised Edition, eighteenth impression [stated]. Hardcover. 560, [2] pages. Frontis illustration. Illustrations. Maps. Diagrams. Index. Some institutional stamps. Label of previous owner inside front cover. Some cover wear and page soiling. Over time, Carroll S. Alden was Head of English, History and Government Departments at the Naval Academy. A survey of the history of the United States Navy, especially that of the last quarter of a century, will show that the study has its value, not only for thrilling-stories of heroism and devotion, but for an understanding of the forces shaping national progress. Thus, though it is peculiarly adapted to naval officers, it should have, in time, a real meaning for all students of American foreign relations. This book, in its original form, was written seventeen years ago to meet the needs of the Naval Academy. And now, to meet similar needs, it is continued to the present year. 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
London: Osprey Publishing, Ltd., 1999. First Printing. 96, wraps, large fold-out map of battlefield, bibliography. More
Richmond, VA: The Dietz Press, 1952. 224, illus., footnotes, bibliography, notes, usual library markings, rear board weak, endpapers soiled with tape marks. More
Iowa City, IA: State Historical Soc of IA, 1969. First? Printing. 23 cm, 96, wraps, footnotes. More
New York, N.Y. The New Press, 1998. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. lii, 355, [1] pages. Illustrations. Includes Foreword by Robin D. G. Kelley. and Preface; Introduction: Slavery as Memory and History; Editorial Method. Topics covered include Slaves and Owners; Work and Slave Life; Family Life in Slavery; Slave Culture; Slaves No More: Civil War and the Coming of Freedom. Also includes Appendix 1: Remembering Slavery: The Radio Documentary, and Appendix 2: Recordings of Slave Narratives and Related Materials in the Archive of Folk Culture, Library of Congress. Also includes Suggestions for Further Reading, Short Titles Used in Notes, Notes, Afterword, and Index. Some DJ wear noted. Ira Berlin (May 27, 1941 – June 5, 2018) was an American historian, professor of history at the University of Maryland, and former president of Organization of American Historians. Berlin is the author of such books as Many Thousands Gone: The First Two Centuries of Slavery in North America. 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
Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, c1998. First Printing. 24 cm, 389, illus., maps, footnotes, references, index, embossed stamp on front flyleaf and title page, DJ slightly worn and soiled. More
Gettysburg, PA: Americana Souvenirs & Gifts, 1996. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. xiv, 87 pages. 22 cm. Illustrations. Maps. Signed by author. Signed by Wasel. Sticker residue on front. Autographed copy sticker on front. More
Gettysburg, PA: Americana Sourenirs & Gifts, 1997. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. ix, 79 pages. 22 cm. Illustrations, Maps. Signed by author. Autographed copy sticker on front. Signed by Wasel. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. First Printing. 22 cm, 288, acid-free paper, illus., notes, bibliography. Preface by David Eisenhower. More
Boston, MA: Boston Publishing Company, c1985. First Printing. 29 cm, 346, illus. (some color), bibliography, index, ink name on front endpaper, boards somewhat worn and soiled. More
New York: Charles B. Richardson, 1865. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. [2], 512, [4] pages. Frontis illustration. Occasional footnotes. Appendix. 8 Portraits. 5 Maps. Small lower right corner of pages 17/18 gone--no loss of text. Some page discoloration. Cover has wear, soiling and edge rubbing. Some hinge weakness noted. Spine worn and chipped. Pencil notation on fep. A military history of Sherman and his leadership, completed with the assistance of Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis and Sherman himself among others. Sherman's military legacy rests primarily on his command of logistics and on his brilliance as a strategist. The influential 20th-century British military historian and theorist B. H. Liddell Hart ranked Sherman as "the first modern general" and one of the most important strategists in the annals of war, along with Scipio Africanus, Belisarius, Napoleon Bonaparte, T. E. Lawrence, and Erwin Rommel. Liddell Hart credited Sherman with mastery of maneuver warfare, also known as the "indirect approach". In maneuver warfare, a commander seeks to defeat the enemy on the battleground through shock, disruption, and surprise, while minimizing frontal attacks on well-defended positions. According to Liddell Hart, this strategy was most clearly illustrated by Sherman's series of turning movements against Johnston during the Atlanta campaign. Liddell Hart also declared that the study of Sherman's campaigns had contributed significantly to his own "theory of strategy and tactics in mechanized warfare", which had in turn influenced Heinz Guderian's doctrine of Blitzkrieg and Rommel's use of tanks during the Second World War. More
Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University, The United States Civil War Center, 1994. Limited Edition, number 437 of 1000. Wraps. United States Civil War Center, Monograph No. 1. This signed and numbered limited edition was exclusively for member of the United States Civil War Center. Signed by the editor, T. Michael Parrish, on the half title page. Scarce. [2], 37, [1] pages. Frontis illustration. Footnotes. Cover has some wear and soiling. Includes Introduction, and Reminiscences of the War in Virginia. Includes Introduction and Reminiscences of the War in Virginia. David French Boyd (October 5, 1834 – May 27, 1899) was an American teacher and educational administrator. He served as the first head of Louisiana State University (LSU), where he was a professor of mathematics and moral philosophy. He was also briefly the president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama (now Auburn University). Boyd migrated to Louisiana and, in 1860, joined the faculty of the newly created Louisiana State Seminary of Learning. There, he became a close friend of William Tecumseh Sherman, who famously warned Boyd of the South's folly in pursuing a war with the North which it could not possibly win. During the war, Boyd initially served in the 9th Louisiana Infantry, a regiment that was part of the famed Louisiana Tigers. He transferred to the Western Theater, where he was a major of engineering. He was captured by militia and sold to the Union Army. After the war, Boyd returned to the Seminary as superintendent and later wrote the charter that transformed the institution into Louisiana State University, based in Baton Rouge. He was dismissed in 1880, but was restored as president of LSU in 1884. More
Basin, Wyoming: Big Horn Book Company, 1976. Second printing [stated]. Hardcover. xiii, [1], 237, [5] pages. Decorative cover. Some soiling and wear to cover. Illustrations (some in color). Map. Includes chapters on Geography, Ancient Man, Indian Wyoming, Mountain Men, Emigrants to Wyoming, Communication and Transportation in Wyoming, Topography of Wyoming, Stormy Wyoming; Civil War Wyoming; The Bozeman Trail; Railroad Wyoming; Territorial Wyoming; Cattle Wyoming; Guns and Gold; Let Us Have Statehood; Wyoming Sheep-Wyoming Oil; Wonderful Growing Wyoming; Expanding Wyoming 1945-1976; and Changing Wyoming. William “Bill” Bragg Jr. became a historian, teaching Wyoming history at Casper College for two decades before turning to writing towards the end of his life. He won the Spur Award from the Western Writers Association in 1984. More
Wendell, NC: Broadfoot Publishing Co., 1983. Second Edition. 338, bibliography. More
Lincoln, NE: Potomac Books [An imprint of the University of Nebraska Press], 2018. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xx, [2], 246, [4] pages. DJ has some wear, tears, and soiling. Foreword by Stanley McCrystal. Notes. Contributors. Maximillian Michael Brooks (born May 22, 1972) is an American actor and author. He is the son of comedy filmmaker Mel Brooks and actress Anne Bancroft. He is a senior fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point, New York. John Amble is the editorial director of the Modern War Institute at West Point and co-director of the Urban Warfare Project. He is also a military intelligence officer in the US Army Reserve and a veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan. He holds a BA from the University of Minnesota and an MA in Intelligence and International Security from King’s College London, and has conducted Ph.D. research within the Institute of Middle Eastern Studies at King’s College London. His work has appeared in academic journals and books published by the academic press. He is the co-editor of Strategy Strikes Back: How Star Wars Explains Modern Military Conflict. Lieutenant Colonel ML (Matt) Cavanaugh, Ph.D., is an active duty US Army Strategist with experience in 11 countries and assignments ranging from Iraq to the Pentagon and Korea to New Zealand. He has recently been named a Professor of Practice with the Arizona State University School of Politics & Global Studies, and is a co-founder of and a Senior Fellow with the Modern War Institute at West Point. Jaym Gates is an author and editor whose focus ranges from futurism consulting to disaster response. More
New York: S. R. Wells, 1868. 20 cm, 48 pages. Illus., spine damaged and apparently reglued. Inscribed by the author. More
Providence, R. I. J. A. & R. A. Reid, 1988. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Hardcover. 445, [3] pages. Illustrations. Footnotes. Index. Decorative front cover. Cover worn and spine faded. Some endpaper and page soiling. Name of previous owner (R. B. Justus of Carnegie, PA) written in ink inside front cover. Frank A. Burr served with the Second Michigan Cavalry and was a noted historian and author. Richard Josiah Hinton (November 26, 1830 – 1901) was a journalist, author, abolitionist, officer commanding African American soldiers in the American Civil War, Freedmen's Bureau official, and U.S. government official. He was from England. He came to the United States in 1851. He reported from Haiti for James Redpath's Pine and Palm newspaper. He was an abolitionist who moved to Kansas in 1856 to help stop the spread of slavery. As the Civil War started he helped recruit "colored" Union army units. He served as an officer with the 1st Kansas Colored Infantry Regiment in 1862 and then as captain of Company B, 2nd Kansas Colored Regiment. He wrote about General Philip Sheridan, Abraham Lincoln, John Brown, and poet Richard Realf. He held several politically appointed positions within the federal government (i.e., United States commissioner of emigration in Europe in 1867; inspector of U.S. consulates in Europe; special agent to President Ulysses S. Grant to Vienna in 1873; special agent to the Departments of Treasury and State on the frontier and in Mexico in 1883.). More
Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1982. First Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 258, some soiling to edges. More
Shippensburg, PA: Beidel Printing House, Inc., 1983. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xii, 281, [1]pages. Rear endpaper is a map. Frontis illustration. Footnotes. Illustrations. Maps. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. Preface and nineteen chapters. Signed with sentiment by both authors on fep. During WWII Millard Bushong taught at the United States Military Academy at West Point and at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. He authored a textbook used by the cadets at West Point. He also authored four major published works, and numerous journal articles. In 1974 Dr. Bushong was named an Outstanding Teacher of America. With the outbreak of World War II, Dean McKoin accepted a position with Pan American Airways in New York City. While living there, she met Dr. Millard Bushong who was a professor of history at West Point. In 1948, they married and relocated to Richmond where Dr. Bushong had accepted a position with the University of Richmond. Mrs. Bushong corroborated with Millard Bushong in the writing of the biography of General Thomas L. Rosser CSA. More