Resultados de búsqueda: The Oldest Profession de George C Foster

Chicago Illinois: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1886. Early days in Lauderdale County in the West Tennessee, are recalled in this spiral bound booklet compiled from excerpts from the 1886 book: History of Tennessee, originally published by Goodspeed Publishing Co., and other sources. The 62-page booklet is printed on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. Subjects include: Physical features, such as the Mississippi River; Early settlers, such as Henry and John Rutherford; Land grants; Early mills and other enterprises; Organization of the county and boundary changes; County buildings; Transportation; County officials; Crops; Civil War units from county; the celebrated Confederate Fort Pillow; the town of Ripley, the county seat; Fulton, the oldest town; Durhamville; Ashport, a town that wash into the river; Henning, rebuilt from ashes; Gates, Hall's Station, and other towns; Education (or the lack of it), Early teachers;… Leer más

Chicago Illinois: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1886. Early days in Wilson County in Middle Tennessee are recalled in this spiral bound booklet compiled from excerpts from: History of Tennessee, originally published in 1887 by Goodspeed Publishing Co., and Counties of Tennessee by Austin P. Foster (1923). The new 80-page booklet is printed on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. Among the subjects included are: Location in the great Silurian basin -- soil, minerals, trees, the Cumberland River, etc.;Land grants and early settlers (lots of names);Mills and stills; First store and oldest house; How the county was established and its boundaries; County buildings; County and court officials; Court cases -- divorces, public whippings, branding, murder, horse theft, bigamy, lynching, etc.; State officials from Wilson County; Lawyers; Revolutionary War veterans; Local militia; War of 1812; Florida War; Mexican War; Civil War support… Leer más

New York: The Macauly Co., 1930. No Edition Stated . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 7 1/2" X 5. A story of jazz and prostitution. 319 pp. plus In Passionate Lands- a page of advertisements for other Macaulay offerings in the same genre. Red boards feature black text and a black cat whose dangling tail frames the title and author on both the front and spine. Book is cocked aprox. 1/8", top edge dyed red, spine sunned, corners and spine ends very slightly scuffed. fon front pastedown, some spotting on fore edge.Book is published in England under the title, 'The Oldest Profession'. Bookseller's Inventory # 101264.