 
MACKENZIES LAST FIGHT
MACKENZIES LAST FIGHT WITH THE CHEYENNES. A winter campaign in Wyoming and Montana by Captain John G. Bourke, U.S.A. This is the 1966 printing. Ranald S. Mackenzie, Colonel of the 4th Cavalry. This is a good account (from the cavalries perspective) of the Powder River winter campaigns of 1876-77. Several maps are included and there are good photos of Dull Knife, Sharp Nose and Little Wolf. It is not uncommon to find this book being sold for as much as $60.00 If you can find an original 1890 printing they start at $2000.00
This book is in very good condition. Every thing is bright and tight. The front cover is dirty as seen in the photo. That is the worst thing I can say about this book.
MACKENZIES LAST FIGHT
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MODERN GEOGRAPHY 1861
MODERN GEOGRAPHY 1861, by Robert Anderson. From "Nelson's School Series", printed in London. 222 pages of the very "latest" views of geography. There are only two engravings in this book. One shown above, the other is of the African continent. There is much to be enjoyed here. There is a break down of every land mass, by country, giving the major cities and the river systems of each. Mountains, plains, etc. Short histories where needed. Distance from one site to another.
For example; PRUSSIA, Same latitude as England. Capital, Berlin, on the spree 575 miles east of London. Area, 108300 square miles, twice the size of England. Followed by three pages of general information regarding the country.
There is a very interesting bit on the lands of the 13 tribes of Israel, where they lie and their importance. The last 10 pages have water damage to the edge of each page but all are still very legible. All pages are clear, bright and tight. One corner of the front board has cosmetic problems, easily hidden. The spine is in very good condition, the back board is in poor shape, water damaged and week to say the least. It does not show when laid down so if it is to be used as a prop. there is no problem. If you are buying it for the information contained therein, no problem. As stated above all the pages are tight and the signature is tight to the spine. If the book were worth more I would fix the back board but because I'm lazy your going to get a great deal.
MODERN GEOGRAPHY 1861
ITEM # SP00 $6.95 SOLD
 
1858 LIFE THOUGHTS BY HENRY W. BEECHER
In the North Eastern United States I can't think of anyone who had a greater impact on the abolition of slavery and the rhetoric which led to the civil war more than the Beecher family. You may remember a little book called "Uncle Tom's Cabin", yeah, that Beecher family. Well here's here's your chance to own a copy of Henry W. Beecher's book, "Life Thoughts", printed in 1858. It contains 299 pages of the Rev.'s thoughts on a lot of subjects, mostly preaching but some of it's actually pretty good. The book measures 5 1/2 inches wide by 7 1/2 inches tall.
If your impression is that of a pro-abolition Union soldier this would be a great living history piece for your camp.
This book once belonged to S. P. Statlem from Bedford Pa. He penned his name in the book several times with brown ink. Overall condition is sound. All the pages are tight. The spine has a few problems but nothing that would keep you from using the book.
1858 LIFE THOUGHTS BY HENRY W. BEECHER
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WOMEN OF THE SOUTH
I don't know how I was lucky enough to come into possession of two of these books but I did. I'm keeping the best one and I'm going to offer the other to you. Go to any of the rare book searches and see if you can find another. It took me 3 years to find my first copy. There were two printings of this book. One just before the war and one just after. This is the 1865 copy. There is no content difference between the two printings other than the date.
This book contains the works of 35 Southern poets with portraits of 7 of them. You see two of them here. The younger is Rosa Johnson of Natchez Miss., the elder is Octavia Walton LeVert of Mobile Ala. The portraits were taken from "recent" photographs so the fashion is current to the 1861. (go ahead, ask me how I know, I dare ya.) All of the work submitted is pre war. Each of our poets biography is included with a few pieces of their work.
Included here you will find the work of our favorite Tennessee Poetess, Virginia French along with Caroline Gilman, Emma Southworth, Caroline Hentz, Sally Ford, Susan Archer Talley, Augusta J. Evans, Jane Cross, Mary Shindler and many more.
The condition of the book is "GOOD", all the pages are tight, no tears to pages or binding. Covers are bumped but that's about it. 511 pages of rare insight into the pre-war Southern writers view of just about everything.
WOMEN OF THE SOUTH $169.95 BUY NOW!
YANKEE FROM OLYMPUS, JUSTICE HOLMES
and HIS FAMILY
Justice Holmes and his family by Catherine D. Bowen, printed in 1944. This book is in very good condition and contains 475 pages.
I know you may not care that much about Justice Holmes and his family but the first half of this book contends with pre war and war date material. Anyone who is interested in the 20 Mass. will find this book interesting as there are 50 pages of Holmes Jr.'s war experiences. Ball's Bluff, Seven Days, Antietam, Wilderness, that's some pretty ruff duty!
YANKEE FROM OLYMPUS $9.95 BUY NOW!
WESTERN FOLKLORE BOOK
The book, "A TREASURY OF WESTERN FOLKLORE", edited by B. A. Botkin with foreword by Bernard Devoto. Published in 1951. This book is contains story after story of life in the early western states. Many of them are factual and some are just good stories handed down over the years, they've been told for many years as if they were true but who knows? Some are only a few paragraphs long and seldom are they over a few pages long. Some are very funny while others are tragic. Some of these tales are actually dated and many take place during the American Civil War.
Here's an example of a short one.
COW CAMP RULES, If a camp has no regular cook then anyone who complains has to do the cooking. One cow poke remarked of the biscuits, "They are burnt on the top and the bottom, raw in the middle and salty as hell just the way I like em."
These short story books make great bathroom readers and this one will last a long time. Almost 800 pages and I've yet to find a story that was not interesting. Overall condition of this book is very good.
WESTERN FOLKLORE BOOK $9.95 BUY NOW!
LEILA AT HOME
The book, "Leila at Home" was printed in 1856. It contains almost 300 pages. It is cloth bound and as you can see it has some bumps and moth-ing. Nothing too bad though. It is very sound, no reason at all not to wrap it in a cloth, (that's what I do to all books when traveling) and take it along to your next re-enactment. This is a young ladies book and though not a morality book it contains many instances of morality, if that makes any sense. I guess what I'm trying to say is the author, Ann Francis Tyler, did her best to keep the book entertaining and at the same time educational in a moral sort of way. Very common for books of the period. This book was printed by C.S. Francis and company of New York, (that's not one you see everyday.) No loose pages and the binding is tight.
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OFFICAL RECORDS VOLUME 28 PART II
SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA & FLORIDA
I have one extra copy of the Official Records volume 28. This is from the 1890 printing.
As you can see from the photo above the spine has a tear. It is still very solid and could be glued back in place if you desire. The covers have some mothing and the edges are bumped.
Now with that said on to the good stuff. This particular book came from the Virginia Theological Seminary. It covers, and I quote, "Correspondence, orders, and returns relating to operations on the coasts of South Carolina and Georgia, and in Middle and East Florida, from June 12 to December 31, 1863." A wealth of information you can not get anywhere else. If you are interested in the movements of the armies in any of the afore mentioned areas this is the book. Straight from the horses mouth.
No loose, torn or damaged pages.
OFFICIAL RECORDS VOLUME 28 PART II $49.95 BUY NOW!
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