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Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, Inc., 1975. Hardcover. NEAR FINE. REPRINT [1900]. HEAVY. 9.5 x 6.5 x 3" Sturdy library binding. Gilt lettering to spine of handsome forest green cloth-covered boards. 724 pp. with addenda followed by 60 pp. index. Clean, tight, bright. History of Mahaska County and Oskaloosa, Iowa 1843 -- 1900. Memories from Mahaska County's first school teacher, Semira Hobbs Phillips. There are many names of Mahaska's pioneers mentioned and is a fascinating read. Some of the subjects covered are : A Little Knowledge Acquired Under Difficulties, Tippecanoe and Tyler, too, The National Road, PawPaws, First View of Oskaloosa, Going to Meeting in Ox Wagon, The War, Sorghum, Soldier's Aid Society, and many more reminiscences. HEAVY. May require EXTRA shipping.
Proud Mahaska, 1843-1900 by Semira A. Phillips (1826-1912) - 1900
by Semira A. Phillips (1826-1912)
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Proud Mahaska, 1843-1900
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Oskaloosa, IA: Herald Print, 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. 9 x 6 inches. 383, [last a blank] pp. Frontispiece photographic portraits of the author and her husband; text clean, unmarked, light foxing and toning. Cloth, gilt-stamped spine; binding square and but lightly shaken, shelf wear, corners bumped, small water spot on front board, covers soiled, edges foxed. WY617-131. Good. Semira Phillips was the first school teacher in Mahaska, Iowa, and as such shares many intimate stories of the people and activities in the small town over nearly 6 decades of the nineteenth century. Politics, national road building, the Civil War, apple butter boiling, her first glimpse of Iowa, organizing churches and schools; it's all here to learn. REFERENCE: Storm, Graff Collection, No. 3276.
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PROUD MAHASKA 1843 -- 1900
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Proud Mahaska 1843-1900
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Oskaloosa: Harald Print. Used - Very Good. 1900. Oskaloosa: Harald Print, 1900. 8vo, 383 pp, VG in brown cloth (moderate wear to tips; hinges starting). (Subject: Americana & Regional History.)
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