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Brewerton, George Douglas, 1820-1901 The War in Kansas: a rough trip to the border, among new homes and a strange people.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.161 Author/Creator: Brewerton, George Douglas, 1820-1901 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Book Date: 1856 Pagination: 1 v. : 400 p. : ill. Height: 19.2 cm, Width: 13.7 cm Order a Copy

Published by Derby & Jackson. Signed by Julia E. M. Hodge on the inner front cover. Also contains inscription related to Sheridan Edward Mott: "Young, handsome, brave and intellectual he gave his life in the war of the Rebellion. Shot Sep. 20 1863 in the battle of Chickamauga... " Mott was 21 years old when he died.

Brewerton, George Douglas, 1820-1901
Mott, Sheridan E., 1843-1864

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