Chicago: The Lakeside Press / R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1986. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine, medallion on cover, t.e.g. Illustrated with a frontispiece, several B&W plates, and a double-page color map. This is the autobiography of George Ballentine, a Scotsman, who emigrated to America expecting to use his skills as a weaver. Unable to find work in New York City, he enlists in the United States Army and in less than two years becomes part of General Winfield Scott's invasion force that lands at Vera Cruz and fights its way to the Mexican capital and the war's end.. Former owner's name and address neatly stamped on ffep, else as new; otherwise unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. VERY GOOD.. The Lakeside Classics Series. Vol. 84. B&W Illustrations & Color Map. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. lxxxiv, 354 pp .

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Bookseller: Round Table Books, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 19920
Title: Autobiography of an English Soldier in the United States Army
Author: Ballentine, George
Format/Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good with No dust jacket as issued
Edition: First Edition Thus. First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Lakeside Press / R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
Place of Publication: Chicago
Date Published: 1986
Keywords: Lakeside Classics;, Memoirs;, American Military;, American History;, Mexican-American War;, Lakeside Press;, Autobigraphy;

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