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Read, Thomas Buchanan, 1822-1872 Sheridan's ride

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03391 Author/Creator: Read, Thomas Buchanan, 1822-1872 Place Written: Rome, Italy Type: Autograph quotation signed Date: 1868 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Read's famous poem "Sheridan's Ride" written out in full in his own hand. Contains a portrait photograph of the author attached to the last page. The pages are bound, with a cover attached.

Read, Thomas Buchanan, 1822-1872
Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888

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