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1928 Author. Octavo, 31pp., illustrations, wraps. Signed by Abbott. Near Fine.
A Sketch of Barbara Fritchie, Whittier’s Heroine. Including Points of Interest in Frederick, Maryland by [FRITCHIE Barbara] . ABBOTT Eleanor D - 1921
by [FRITCHIE Barbara] . ABBOTT Eleanor D
A Sketch of Barbara Fritchie, Whittier’s Heroine. Including Points of Interest in Frederick, Maryland
by [FRITCHIE Barbara] . ABBOTT Eleanor D
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N.p: Privately Printed, 1921. First edition, signed by the author: in tandem, exceedingly scarce. original printed wrappers. Slight wear to edges, fine. Octavo. This is the story of the devout Maryland patriot who is said to have waved an American flag at passing Confederate soldiers. Fritchie (or Frietschie) was ninety-six at the time of the incident. Ironically, her father-in-law had been hung as a traitor during the Revolutionary War. This twenty-six page booklet reprints Whittier’s famous poem “Barbara Fritchie”. Eleanor Abbott was Fritchie’s great grandniece[NAW].
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Randall House Rare Books
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- Format/Binding Original printed wrappers
- Book Condition Used - Slight wear to edges, fine
- Edition First edition, signed by the author: in tandem, exceedingly scar
- Publisher Privately Printed
- Place of Publication N.p
- Date Published 1921
- Keywords women’s collection, poetry, poems, biography, women writers
- Size Octavo
A SKETCH OF BARBARA FRITCHIE WHITTIER'S HEROINE, INCLUDING POINTS OF INTEREST IN FREDERICK, MARYLAND
by Abbott, Miss Eleanor D., Great Grandniece of Barbara Fritchie
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- Paperback
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Glen Head, New York, United States
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$39.00
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