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Sherman, Edwin A. (Edwin Allen), 1829-1914 The life of the late Rear-Admiral John Drake Sloat, of the United States navy, who took possession of California and raised the American flag at Monterey on July 7th, 1846

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04712 Author/Creator: Sherman, Edwin A. (Edwin Allen), 1829-1914 Place Written: Oakland, California Type: Book signed Date: 1902 Pagination: 258 p. : illustrations : plates : supplement Height: 26 cm, Width: 17.5 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Sherman and inscribed to Bryant D. Campbell. Enlarged monumental edition. Includes supplemental pamphlet.

Sherman, Edwin A. (Edwin Allen), 1829-1914
Sloat, John Drake, 1781-1867

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