George Washington Life in America One Hundred Years Ago

New York Dodd, Mead & Company, 1875. New York Dodd, Mead & Company, First Edition, 1875. Red cloth over boards, black design on cover of Washington crossing the Delaware River with Indians watching from the forrest. Imprint of a rifle printed on rounded spine, and gold lettering. Very Good , very solid and square, text vibrant, some light soiling on both paste down and free end papers, label on front pace down, spotting to back cover./No DJ. Preface from the Author

As Columbus and La Salle were the most prominent of the Pioneers of America, so was Washington the most illustrious of its Patriots. In the career of Columbus we have a vivid sketch of his life in the tropical portions of the New World four hundred years ago. The history of George Washington is as replete with marvels as that of either of his predecessors. The world during the last century has made 'more progress than during the preceding five. the life of Washington reveals to us ,in a remarkable degree, the state of society in our land, the manners and customs of the. New York Dodd, Mead & Company, First Edition, 1875. Very Good , very solid and square, text vibrant, some light soiling on both paste down and free end papers, label at front pacedown, spotting to back cover. Red cloth over boards, black design on cover of Washington crossing the Delaware River with Indians watching from the forrest. Imprint of a rifle printed on rounded spine, and gold lettering. Very nicely designed. No DJ.