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A scarce first edition of John Stevens Cabot Abbotts two-volume historical biography entitled, The History of the Civil War in America. Abbotts account of the Civil War and was written and published during the war and it would have been read as news rather than history. Though well researched, Abbott utilizes a colorful narrative style thus providing a work that reads like that of a “popular” account versus the standard academic, sober, and authoritative approach. Accompanied by a myriad of illustrations of maps, diagrams, portraits, and battle scenes this work details the events leading up to the war, the eventual assassination of President Lincoln in April of 1865, and closes with the final chapter describing the results of the conflict as of the date of publication.



Item number: #30654

Price: $750



ABBOTT, John S.C.



The History of the Civil War in America; Comprising a Full and Impartial Account of the Origin and Progress of the Rebellion, of the Various Naval and Military Engagements, of the Heroic Deeds Performed by Armies and Individuals, and of Touching Scenes in the Field, the Camp, the Hospital, and the Cabin.



New York; Springfield, Mass.: Henry Bill; Ledyard Bill 1863-1866. First edition.



Details:

Collation: Complete; 2 volumes

Vol. I – xiii, [2], 16-507, [5]

Vol. II –xvi, [3], 16-629, [5]

Heavily illustrated throughout

References: Sabin 36

Provenance: Handwritten – Aileen W. Loy, 1982

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure

Brown cloth

Size: ~10in X 6.75in (25cm x 17cm)



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