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Baltz, Shirley V.
A Closer Look At The Annapolis Convention, September 1786
Publisher: Maryland Office for the Becentennial of the U. S. Constitution, 1986 Annapolis, MD
Book. Book condition: Very Good. Soft cover 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall The Annapolis Convention was a meeting of delegates from five states in 1786 that called for a constitutional convention. "State Circle in Annapolis is dotted with several historic markers which record the notable eighteenth-century events that occurred in the Maryland State House. The text on the markers concludes: 'From here, September 14, 1786, the Annapolis Convention issued a call to the states that led to the Constitutional Convention.' If pressed beyond that statement, probably few who pause to read the signs would be able to recall further facts about the convention. Who actually participated? What was the intended purpose of the convention? What prior conditions led to its being called? The answers lie, of course, in a closer look at the events and people of the time.." 19 pages with extensive bibliography. Book is in VERY GOOD condition. Paper wrappers; stapled binding.
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Item number: 002053.
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Foster, Genevieve, Illustrated by: Foster, Genevieve
George Washington's World
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1944 New York
Book. Book condition: Good. Fair to Good. Hardcover 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall "A quick glance through this book, stopping especially to look at the dramatic and arresting double-page illustrations before each section, will show what it does for the period during which the United States of America was born. through her two children of high-school age, Mrs. Foster discovered how difficult it is for young people to visualize the events of a period in their relationship to each other. With unbounded enthusiasm she set to work to give a picture of World events during Washington's life. It was a long and strenuous piece of work, but her enthusiasm never flagged. One feels this as one reads the book, and the result is one of the most distinctive and unusual - we hope one of the most useful - book we have published. An interesting feature is that the reader may follow the story of one character through the book; it is indexed to make this possible. Indeed, one can follow the characters through the pictures along, seeing Napoleon grow from a tiny infant in the cradle to the would-be conqueror of Europe; seeing Benjamin Franklin grow old in the service of his country." Nicely illustrated. 348 pages with index. Book is in GOOD condition. Dust jacket is in FAIR to GOOD condition; mostly complete, but wear and chipping to edges.
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AUD 24.51 | CAD 25.05 | EUR 18.94 | GBP 16.03 | JPY 2,272.73 | MXN 277.78 | ZAR 225.23 |
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Item number: 001560.
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Shreve, L. G.
Tench Tilghman: The Life and Times of Washington's Aide-de-Camp
Publisher: Tidewater Publishers, 1982 Centreville, MD
ISBN: 0870332937 Book. Book condition: Very Good. Good. Hardcover 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall "Like Paul Revere, Tilghman earned a special place in the history of the Revolution for having made a famous ride, for it was he who brought the welcome news to the Continental Congress in October 1781 that Cornwallis had surrendered at Yorktown. Of thirty-two aides-de-camp to serve Washington, Tilghman was the only one who remained at his side throughout the war. The life of this young staff officer from Maryland's Eastern Shore reflected many aspects of the life of those of his social standing - from his classical education in Philadelphia, and his mission to negotiate a treaty with the Indians on the northern New York frontier, to his appointment as military secretary to Washington at the very nerve center of the war. Not only was he present at countless interviews with distinguished emissaries, he also was at his commander in chief's side on a daily basis. Since Tilghman was Washington's intimate friend and confidant, a relationship strikingly similar to that of Colonel House and Woodrow Wilson, his views add a unique dimension to Washington's personality as we know it. Above all, however, readers will enjoy Tench Tilghman the man. Whether pleading with Tory-minded relatives to break with the British Crown or describing his feelings to the love of his life, he is an appealing character. With access to enlightening family papers and correspondence as well as much other unpublished material in England and France and in this country, Shreve has delineated a rich portrait." xxvi + 260 pages with index. Book is in VERY GOOD condition; owner inscription on front endpaper. Dust jacket is in GOOD condition; tears to top front edge.
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Item number: 001396.
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Watson, Ekanah
Men and Times of the Revolution; or, Memoirs of Elkanah Watson...
Publisher: Dana and Company, 1857 New York
Book. Book condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Hardcover 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall Second edition (stated). Half-leather binding with marbled cover and endpapers. Subtitle: "including his Journals of Travels in Europe and America, From the Year 1777 to 1842, and His Correspondence with Public Men, and Reminiscences and Incidents of the American Revolution." Edited by his son, Winslow C. Watson. "My father, from the age of nineteen, nearly to the close of his life, which was prolonged to more than four-score years, was in the habit of recording his observations of men and incidents, as the events occurred to which they relate. This period included the era of the War of Independence, and of those amazing mutations which have marked the transformation of dependent colonies into a mighty nation; and of a rude and sequestered wilderness into a territory teeming with beauty, cultivation and affluence. In Europe and America he was in the midst of the scenes of this pregnant era, an intimate associate with many of the individuals who impelled or guided these changes, and a vigilant observer of the occurrences connected with their development. The journals of my father form a large body of manuscript, which, in connection with a multiplicity of publications on many and various subject, and a very extensive correspondence with some of the most eminent men of our annals, comprise many volumes. These materials constitute the elements of the work I now respectfully submit to the public.." 557 pages with index. Book is in VERY GOOD condition; some edgewear, but less wear than expected of a book of this age and genre. No dust jacket.
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Item number: 001048.
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