A Soldier's Life Tapa dura - 2011

Corpus Christi, TX: Nueces Press, 2011. Blue cloth with gilt stamped title on the backstrip. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt stamped title on the backstrip. 230 pages. Near fine in near fine jacket. Daniel Powers Whiting served in the United States Army for 35 years, from his time as a West Point cadet, then officer in the 7th Infantry, until he was placed on the retirement list in 1863 from physical disability related to his long years of service. He was a respected officer, with many friends in the service, who spent most of his career on the frontiers of a rapidly expanding country. His tours of duty included two stints in Florida during the bloody Seminole Wars he fought in major battles in the Mexican War, from the siege of Fort Brown, to the battles of Monterray, Veracruz and Cerro Gordo. Whiting in his long career was stationed at army posts in Kentucky, Missouri, Louisiana, Indian Territory, Mormon Country, and, at the start of the Civil War, in New Mexico and Colorado. From the private reference… Leer más

Hardback. New.

Corpus Christi, Texas: Nuecespress. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. 0983256519 . Book is clean and tight. Signed by Murphy Givens, the Editor and Jim Moloney, the publisher. Top of dust jacket spine is lightly bumped. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 230 pages; Signed by Editor .

Hardback. New.

Corpus Christi, Texas: Nueces Press, 2011. E5 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book SIGNED by Murphy Givens on the Introduction page and Jim Moloney on the Publisher's Note page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has long horizontal crease on the back bottom, some wrinkling and chipping on the edges and corners, some scattered light scratches and rubbing, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Also SIGNED by Sue Whiting Bullock, Carol Whiting Lark, Kathryn Whiting Scott, Evelyn Whiting Brunswick, Rebecca Whiting, and two(2) additional signatures (can't identify) with written inscription "11-12-2011 Thanks for joining us!" on the front free endpaper. Includes laid in promotional bookmark. Memoirs of a Veteran of 30 Years of Soldiering, Seminole Warfare in Florida, the Mexican War, Mormon Territory and the West. Edited by Murphy Givens. 9.25"x6.25", 216 pages.… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.