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Fremantle, Arthur James Lyon, Sir, 1835-1901 Three months in the Southern states: April-June, 1863

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.256 Author/Creator: Fremantle, Arthur James Lyon, Sir, 1835-1901 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Book Date: 1864 Pagination: 309 p. : front. (port.) Height: 19.1 cm, Width: 12.7 cm Order a Copy

First American edition, published by John Bradburn (the orginal British edition was published in 1863). A few comments pencilled in by a pro-Union reader (after the title: "containing the lies of a Brittsher"; below an engraving of Jefferson Davis: "The greatest scoundrel the world ever produced.") The book provides a first hand account of the war time South by a British visitor. Sabin 25832, Howes F361.

Fremantle, Arthur James Lyon, Sir, 1835-1901

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