Description: Notes on the War in the South; with Biographical Sketches of the Lives of Montgomery, Jackson, Sevier, the Late Gov. Claiborne, and Others. By Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne Published: William Ramsey, Richmond (Va.), 1819. FIRST EDITION. [1], 112 pages. Contemporary calf with leather title label on spine. Leather is worn and rubbed along the edges. Old ink scribbles and ink name of Robert McAllen on right front flyleaf and rear end sheet. Recent bookplate of Charles R. Sanders, of Halifax County, Virginia on rear paste down. The large blank section of pages 88 and 89 has been clipped. No loss of text. Howes C 421 "aa. SCARCE in any condition. Not Ex-Lib. Commentary on the War of 1812, most of the text having been written while the war was in progress. Includes, besides the biographical sketches noted in the title, material on the Creek Indians and their relations with the government. This book is particularly interesting in connection with Jackson's 1814 campaign against the Creeks. William C.C. Claiborne, brother of the author and at one time governor of Louisiana, receives the most biographical attention. Not in Sabin. Scarce. HOWES C421, "aa." DE RENNE, p.365. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 47622. SWEM 3478. I've done my best to describe the book, but if you have additional questions, please don't hesitate to send me an e-mail.
Price: 1100 USD
Location: Clemmons, North Carolina
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Binding: Leather
Subject: History
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Origin: American
Year Printed: 1819
Country of Manufacture: United States
Original/Facsimile: Original
Topic: War of 1812
