Life of Joseph Brant - Thayendanegea: Including the Border Wars of the American Revolution and Sketches of the Indian Campaigns of Generals.

Stone, William L.

Verlag: Alexander V. Blake, New York, NY, 1838

Beschreibung

B&W Illustrations; This is the First Edition, and possible First State (with 64 pages in the Appendix). This is a two volume set. The set is bound in full leather. The set is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The leather binding is in good solid condition. There is some light cracking to the front spine joint of Volume Two. The spine ends and corners have some rubbing, wear and light bumping. There is a can ring on the front of volume two. Xxxi, 425, lvii; viii, 537, lxiv pp. , including Half-title pages. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there are spots of toning and foxing. A previous owner underlined bits of the table of contents, especially relating to Masonry. There are two fold-out illustrations, one a map, one a hand-drawn illustration. Both fold-outs are mostly clean and bright. There is some light edge wear to the rice paper fold outs, but no major tears, or chips missing. There are also inked and penciled notations to the endpapers - also regarding masonry, and bits of family history. The previous owner's bookplate is on the front pastedown page of both volumes (LeRoy V. Brant -- a later relation of Joseph Brant). There are several inked names to the endpapers. "Thayendanegea or Joseph Brant (March 1743 November 24, 1807) was a Mohawk military and political leader, based in present-day New York, who was closely associated with Great Britain during and after the American Revolution. Perhaps the best known Native American of his generation, he met many of the most significant American and British people of the age, including both George Washington and King George III. While not born into a hereditary leadership role within the Iroquois League, Brant rose to prominence due to his education, abilities, and connections to British officials. His sister, Molly Brant, was the wife of Sir William Johnson, the influential British Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the Province of New York. During the American Revolutionary War, Brant led Mohawk and colonial Loyalists known as Brant's Volunteers against the rebels in a bitter partisan war on the New York frontier. He was accused by the Americans of committing atrocities and given the name "Monster Brant", but the accusations were shown by later historians to have been false. " (from Wikipedia).

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers A45883

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Life of Joseph Brant - Thayendanegea: Including the Border Wars of the American Revolution and Sketches of the Indian Campaigns of Generals.
• Verlag: Alexander V. Blake, New York, NY
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1838
• Einband: Leather
• Auflage: 1st Edition; 1st state.
• Zustand: Very Good-