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General John Pope
A Life For The Nation
by Peter Cozzens
ISBN: 0252023633
ISBN-13: 9780252023637
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Univ of Illinois Pr
Published date: 2000
Size: 6.5 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 1.85 pounds
Pages: 412
Publisher's Notes
One of the great military men of American history is sensitively but candidly portrayed here, from his famous defeat at the Battle of Bull Run to his subsequent successful campaigns in the West and his advocacy for the humane treatment of Indians.
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Cozzens, Peter
Univ of Illinois Press. 2000. F First Edition (First Printing). Hardcover. VG+. Hardcover in dust jacket. An ex-library copy with the usual markings and flaps of d.j. glued to endpapers, but showing only gentle and limited use (d.j. is bright from having been in a mylar protector that has been removed). ( more information) Offered by Books on High / Tri-Village Book Company (United States)
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Urbana: Univ of Illinois Press, 2000 [CW]. 412 pp. Hardcover, bound in boards with dustwraper. Light shelf-wear.. Fine/Fine. Octavo 6" x 9". ( more information) Offered by Acorn Bookshop, Inc. (United States)
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Urbana, IL: Univ of Illinois Pr, 2000 Ambitious and outspoken, John Pope was one of the most controversial figures to hold high command during the Civil War, Reconstruction, and in the American West. Illustrations.. First Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Winslow Books (United States)
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