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  • Richards, Laura E (1850-1943)
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    Edition: First edition.

    Boston: Dana Estes and Company, (1900). Hardcover first edition - A title in the "Margaret series" by this author. This is the story of a young woman, the daughter of an American father and a Spanish mother, set in Havana, Cuba during the Spanish-American War. Although Richards was best known for her many children's books, she was also awarded the Pulitzer Prize for biography. She was the daughter of the doctor, abolitionist and philanthropist Samuel Gridley Howe and writer Julia Ward Howe, the author of 'Battle Hymm of the Republic." Among those wth whom she grew up in Massachusetts were the Hawthornes, and Louisa May Alcott and she travelled extensively, although most of her later years were spent in…

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    Boston: Dana Estes and Company, (1900). Hardcover first edition - A title in the "Margaret series" by this author. This is the story of a young woman, the daughter of an American father and a Spanish mother, set in Havana, Cuba during the Spanish-American War. Although Richards was best known for her many children's books, she was also awarded the Pulitzer Prize for biography. She was the daughter of the doctor, abolitionist and philanthropist Samuel Gridley Howe and writer Julia Ward Howe, the author of 'Battle Hymm of the Republic." Among those wth whom she grew up in Massachusetts were the Hawthornes, and Louisa May Alcott and she travelled extensively, although most of her later years were spent in Gardine, Maine. Illustrated with a glossy frontispiece and seven internal glossy plates by Ethelred B. Barry. 246 pp.

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    Condition: Very good in illustrated gold cloth boards (previous owner's name, some soiling to the covers)

    Book ID: 69937
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  • THE CROWDED HOUR: Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the Dawn of the American Century. by Risen, Clay.
    Risen, Clay.
    THE CROWDED HOUR: Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the Dawn of the American Century.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Scribner, (2019) dj. Hardcover first edition - An account of a pivotal time in US history - a war of only six months' time that dramatically altered the United States' standing in the world. When America declared war on Spain in 1898, the US Army had just 26,000 men - in desperation the Rough Riders were formed. A diverse group of volunteers, led by Theodore Roosevelt, they helped secure victory in Cuba - and the beginning of American imperialism in the 20th century. Roosevelt called their charge in the Battle of San Juan Hill his 'crowded hour' - a turning point in his life, that led him to the White House. Based on diaries, letters, and memoirs. Maps, photographs, extensive notes, bibliography, index. xii, 355 pp. ISBN: 978-1501143991.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 86403
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