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Famous Americans of Recent Times, by Parton, Civil War, 1st Edition, 1867
Famous Americans of Recent Times, by Parton, Civil War, 1st Edition, 1867
Famous Americans of Recent Times, by Parton, Civil War, 1st Edition, 1867
Famous Americans of Recent Times, by Parton, Civil War, 1st Edition, 1867
Famous Americans of Recent Times, by Parton, Civil War, 1st Edition, 1867
Famous Americans of Recent Times, by Parton, Civil War, 1st Edition, 1867

Famous Americans of Recent Times, by Parton, Civil War, 1st Edition, 1867

$ 15.81

Availability: 94 in stock
  • Topic: Historical
  • Publisher: Ticknor & Fields
  • Original/Facsimile: Original
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Condition: This ex-libris book and its 473 pages is in good ++ condition, the paper is still supple and pliant, it is moderately toned. There is no noteworthy foxing, soiling nor damp-staining to be found within. The bindings are still in good order as are the hinges, however, the front hinge may be getting "sloppy". The covers and spine show a couple of spots and flaws but is all intact, all of which is well represented in scans.
  • Year Printed: 1867
  • Special Attributes: 1st Edition
  • Subject: History

    Description

    Famous Americans
    of
    Recent Times.
    by
    James Parton
    ________
    Boston:
    Ticknor & Fields.
    1867.
    This book consists of short biographies of the following personages in their prominence at beginning and mid nineteenth century:
    Henry Clay
    Daniel Webster
    John C. Calhoun
    John Randall
    Stephen Girard and his college
    James Gordon Bennett and the New York Herald
    Charles Goodyear
    Henry Ward Beecher and his church
    Commodore Vanderbilt
    Theodosia Burr
    John Jacob Astor
    There is only one portrait, that being of J.C. Calhoun.