A Collection of 5 early stereoviews of New Orleans: Algiers Dry Dock. (nr. 201); French Opera, Bourbon Street. (nr. 544); St. Louis Hotel, St. Louis Street. (Nr. 554); Mechanics Institute, Dryades Street. (nr. 536); University of Louisiana, Common Street. (nr. 512). by [New Orleans] Blessing, S.T. (Photographer) - (ca. 1866-1869)

1860 Prairie & Rocky Mountain Adventures Indians Mormons GOLD RUSH California

John Van Tramp's book 'Prairie and Rocky Mountain Adventures' is a glorified view of 'manifest destiny' and the union of the America's from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean. Van Tramp covers the history and present day (1860) of the American west including:
·
The Mississippi River
·
Historical sketches
·
Life on the frontier
·
Western scenery,
·
California and the Mines;
·
The California gold rush
·
Indians Territory, Antiquities, and Mounds
·
Pioneers of Tennessee
·
The prairies and prairie hunting
·
The desert
·
Mountain regions explored
·
Pacific region explored
·
Rocky Mountains
·
Geology
·
Rivers
·
Utah and the Mormons
·
Early history of Missouri
·
Territory of Kansas and Nebraska
·
Iowa and Minnesota Territory
·
Ohio, Oregon, and Wisconsin Territory
·… Read More

1873 1ed Grange Movement American Agriculture & Farming Railroad GRANGER

Organized shortly after the Civil War, the Granger Movement (or the Grange) was adopted to promote agriculture and economic wellness between farmers and rural families. In the early 1870s, railroad companies began overcharging on their shipping rates of coal and grain, causing many economic problems for farmers. The Granger movement pushed politicians to regulate shipping costs of railroads, and while the political pushback was initially great, the Granger movement is still active into the 21st-century.
James D McCabe's 'History of the Grange Movement' is one of the earliest histories on the subject, providing information on the railroad shipping rates, and offering a glimpse into the difficulties endured by American farmers in the 19th-century.
Item number: #14773
Price: $499
McCABE, James D
History of the Grange movement, or, The farmer's war against monopolies being a full ... account of the struggles of the American farmers… Read More

1824 American Revolution Annals Jedidiah Morse INDIAN WARS Battle Illustrated

Jedidiah Morse was an important and prominent geographer known for his American textbooks, books that earned him the name 'father of American geography.' This 'Annals of the American Revolution' is a chronological history of the early settlement of America, the Indian Wars, and the Revolution, with biographical sketches of army officers, and six illustrated plates depicting various battles and events.
Larned states,
"This was for many years the standard book on the Revolution…"
Item number: #16481
Price: $499
MORSE, Jedidiah
Annals of the American Revolution; or, A record of the causes and events which produced, and terminated in the establishment and independence of the American Republic...
Hartford: [1824].

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [4], 400, 50
o 6 engraved plates
· References: Howes M 840; Sabin 50927; Field 1097; Larned 1440
· Provenance: Bookplate – Edward… Read More

1865 Civil War 1st ed William Tecumseh Sherman Campaigns Union Biography Maps

A rare, first edition printing of Col. S.M. Bowman and Lt. Col. R.B. Irwin's collectively written biographical work on the military campaigns of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman in the US Civil War.
Bowman and Irwin's description of Sherman's character and his military career shed light on his strategic innovation. Sherman's approach to command and strategy would have him later declared by British historian, B.H. Liddell Hart as "…the first modern general." This work portrays Gen. Sherman's military exploits in great detail expertly conveying the exceptional, yet polarizing strategies Sherman employed against the Confederate army while also showcasing the respect his soldiers had for him under his command.
Item number: #40326
Price: $550
BOWMAN, Col. S.M.; IRWIN, Lt.-Col. R.B.
Sherman and His Campaigns: A Military Biography
New York: Charles B. Richardson; Cincinnati: C.F. Vent and Co.; Springfield: W.J. Holland, 1865.… Read More

1841 FOLIO George Washington Patriotism Farewell Address American Manuscripts

"Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company."
¬– George Washington

'Monuments of Washington's Patriotism' is a collection of rare American documents pertaining to the life, military, and political careers of George Washington. This work contains facsimile manuscripts, a printing of Washington's Farewell Address, and a fascinating 'character of Washington' by William Jackson. In addition to the documents, this book contains numerous full-page engravings including a view of Mount Vernon.

Item number: #21729
Price: $550

JACKSON, William

Monuments of Washington's patriotism : containing a facsimile of his public accounts kept during the revolutionary war, and some of the most interesting documents connected with his military command and civil administration

Washington: 1841.

Details:
• Collation: Complete with all pages
o [21], 66 (i.e.,… Read More

1860 Prairie & Rocky Mountain Adventures Indians Mormons GOLD RUSH California

John Van Tramp's book 'Prairie and Rocky Mountain Adventures' is a glorified view of 'manifest destiny' and the union of the America's from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean. Van Tramp covers the history and present day (1860) of the American west including:
·
The Mississippi River
·
Historical sketches
·
Life on the frontier
·
Western scenery,
·
California and the Mines;
·
The California gold rush
·
Indians Territory, Antiquities, and Mounds
·
Pioneers of Tennessee
·
The prairies and prairie hunting
·
The desert
·
Mountain regions explored
·
Pacific region explored
·
Rocky Mountains
·
Geology
·
Rivers
·
Utah and the Mormons
·
Early history of Missouri
·
Territory of Kansas and Nebraska
·
Iowa and Minnesota Territory
·
Ohio, Oregon, and Wisconsin Territory
·… Read More

1873 1ed Grange Movement American Agriculture & Farming Railroad GRANGER

Organized shortly after the Civil War, the Granger Movement (or the Grange) was adopted to promote agriculture and economic wellness between farmers and rural families. In the early 1870s, railroad companies began overcharging on their shipping rates of coal and grain, causing many economic problems for farmers. The Granger movement pushed politicians to regulate shipping costs of railroads, and while the political pushback was initially great, the Granger movement is still active into the 21st-century.
James D McCabe's 'History of the Grange Movement' is one of the earliest histories on the subject, providing information on the railroad shipping rates, and offering a glimpse into the difficulties endured by American farmers in the 19th-century.
Item number: #14773
Price: $499
McCABE, James D
History of the Grange movement, or, The farmer's war against monopolies being a full ... account of the struggles of the American farmers… Read More

1824 American Revolution Annals Jedidiah Morse INDIAN WARS Battle Illustrated

Jedidiah Morse was an important and prominent geographer known for his American textbooks, books that earned him the name 'father of American geography.' This 'Annals of the American Revolution' is a chronological history of the early settlement of America, the Indian Wars, and the Revolution, with biographical sketches of army officers, and six illustrated plates depicting various battles and events.
Larned states,
"This was for many years the standard book on the Revolution…"
Item number: #16481
Price: $499
MORSE, Jedidiah
Annals of the American Revolution; or, A record of the causes and events which produced, and terminated in the establishment and independence of the American Republic...
Hartford: [1824].

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [4], 400, 50
o 6 engraved plates
· References: Howes M 840; Sabin 50927; Field 1097; Larned 1440
· Provenance: Bookplate – Edward… Read More

1865 Civil War 1st ed William Tecumseh Sherman Campaigns Union Biography Maps

A rare, first edition printing of Col. S.M. Bowman and Lt. Col. R.B. Irwin's collectively written biographical work on the military campaigns of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman in the US Civil War.
Bowman and Irwin's description of Sherman's character and his military career shed light on his strategic innovation. Sherman's approach to command and strategy would have him later declared by British historian, B.H. Liddell Hart as "…the first modern general." This work portrays Gen. Sherman's military exploits in great detail expertly conveying the exceptional, yet polarizing strategies Sherman employed against the Confederate army while also showcasing the respect his soldiers had for him under his command.
Item number: #40326
Price: $550
BOWMAN, Col. S.M.; IRWIN, Lt.-Col. R.B.
Sherman and His Campaigns: A Military Biography
New York: Charles B. Richardson; Cincinnati: C.F. Vent and Co.; Springfield: W.J. Holland, 1865.… Read More

1841 FOLIO George Washington Patriotism Farewell Address American Manuscripts

"Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company."
¬– George Washington

'Monuments of Washington's Patriotism' is a collection of rare American documents pertaining to the life, military, and political careers of George Washington. This work contains facsimile manuscripts, a printing of Washington's Farewell Address, and a fascinating 'character of Washington' by William Jackson. In addition to the documents, this book contains numerous full-page engravings including a view of Mount Vernon.

Item number: #21729
Price: $550

JACKSON, William

Monuments of Washington's patriotism : containing a facsimile of his public accounts kept during the revolutionary war, and some of the most interesting documents connected with his military command and civil administration

Washington: 1841.

Details:
• Collation: Complete with all pages
o [21], 66 (i.e.,… Read More