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Blair, Lewis Harvie, 1834-1916 The prosperity of the south dependent upon the elevation of the Negro.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08410 Author/Creator: Blair, Lewis Harvie, 1834-1916 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Book Date: 1889 Pagination: 147 p. ; 20 x 14 cm. Order a Copy

First edition inscribed, but not signed, by "the author" on free front endpaper. Inscription dated January 7, 1894. Published by Everett Waddey, Richmond, Virginia.

Blair, Lewis Harvie, 1834-1916

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