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America; great crises in our history told by its makers: a library of original sources...Entry/Object ID
2015.1.881Tags
Library Rare books collection as of June 4 2023Description
12 v. fronts., plates, ports., facsim. 22 cm.
America great crises in our history told by its makers a library of original sources... Great crises in our history told by its makers by Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Americanization Dept.
Library has: Volume 1-12.
All volumes donated by Jack H. King.
Each copy is registered in the name of its owner at headquarters and certified to in volume 1 in this form. Signed by Fred Stover, Commander-in-Chief, and the Adjutant General, R B Hau (can't read rest of name). It is registered in the name of Elizabeth Storm Scarlett presented to her by her father, J. A. Scarlett, for her education and inspiration in American ideals."
Contents: I. Discovery and exploration, 1000-1562.--II. Colonization, 1562-1753.--III. Revolution, 1753-1783.--IV. The critical period, 1783-1803.--V. 1812--before and after; 1803-1820.--VI. The developing nation, 1820-1845.--VII. The Mexican war and slavery, 1845-1861.--VIII. The civil war, 1861-1865.--IX. Reconstruction, 1865-1890.--X. A new world power, 1890-1914.--XI. The great war, 1914-1916.--XII. America in the great war--and after, 1916-1925.
Special chapters of interest: v.2 : The Huguenots in Florida, by Francis Parkman; The Founding of St. Augustine, by Francisco Lopez de Mendoza Grajalas; Dominique de Gourgues, by Francis Parkman. v.6 : The First Seminole War, by James Parton; The Last Seminole War, by Thomas H. BentonCollection
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
United States -- History ., United States -- History -- Sources., World War, 1914-1918., Florida -- History -- Huguenot colony, 1562-1565., Saint Augustine (Fla.) -- History., Gourgues, Dominique de, -- 1530?-1583., Seminole Indians -- Wars., Seminole War, 3rd, 1855-1858 - History.Publication Details
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Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Americanization DeptPublisher
Americanization Department, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United StatesPlace Published
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ChicagoCall No.
Rare Book E 173 .A5