Tidball, John C. (John Caldwell), 1825-1906 The Story of American Liberty as told by Ivan Ivanoff.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04041.01 Author/Creator: Tidball, John C. (John Caldwell), 1825-1906 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript Date: 1861-1865 Pagination: 145 p. ; 32.5 x 21 cm. Order a Copy
Contained in two parts. Part one, 68 pages in length, contains a preface by Tidball, in which he discusses Ivanoff's manuscript, which he claims was found after the United States purchased Alaska from Russia. Writes that the manuscript, originally written in Russian, will "place us face to face with the fathers of the Republic and now, after the lapse of a century, to let us see them as they were when yet their flesh did feel..." Offers biographical information about Ivanoff, who was "an old man" circa 1830. Part two begins with a description of American Revolutionaries besieging the British in Boston and continues to cite various Revolutionary War events. Discusses personal aspects of George Washington's life, including his role as a Freemason. Some pages are numbered "a, b, c" etc. Contained in six folders.
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