Memories of a Hundred Years, 2 Volumes de Hale, Edward Everett - 1902

New York: Macmillan, 1902. First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. 2 volumes, publisher's decorated gray cloth, very good clean set, previous owner's bookplates, no other marks, contents slightly toned. Hale (1822-1909) was an American author, historian, and Unitarian minister, best known for his writings such as "The Man Without a Country", published in Atlantic Monthly, in support of the Union during the Civil War. He was the grand-nephew of Nathan Hale, the American spy during the Revolutionary War. Much on his abolitionist activities here, too.

Edward Everett Hale, related to Nathan Hale and Lucretia Hale among others, wrote this two volume retrospective of the 19th century in the United States, and published it near the end of his life. His personal memories include familiarity with the generation of the American Revolution and then make their way through the great inventions and wars of his lifetime. Senior to Henry Adams, Hale's perspective is a lighter but fitting compliment to The Education of Henry Adams published 17 years later.