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St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818 Narrative of the Manner in which the Campaign Against the Indians...

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09058 Author/Creator: St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818 Place Written: s.l. Type: Book signed Date: 12 March 1812 Pagination: 273 p. Order a Copy

"Narrative of the Manner in which the Campaign Against the Indians [1791] was Conducted, under the Command of Major General St. Clair, together with his observations...and the Reports of the Committees appointed to Inquire into the Causes of the Failure thereof." Presentation copy of St. Clair's attempt to vindicate his bloody defeat at the hands of the Ohio Indians: Philadelphia: Aitken, 1812. 1st edition. Lengthy inscription speaks of congressional investigation into the failed campaign.

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