Edited William James Battle (1 results)

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Good +. 2nd printing. 2nd printing, stated, 1945/ A Very Good copy in Good + dust jacket. 8vo., xii, 296 pp. Red cloth in grey dust jacket. The dust jacket has moderate edge wear, and a few chips; sunned spine and rubbing. The dj is now protected in a mylar sleeve. " Here is a half-century of North Carolina life, from the 1830s to the 1880s, as seen through the keenly observant eyes and the friendly humor of the man who put the state university back on its feet after the war of the sixties and remained its active president until 1891. As a politician and a trusted public servant, Kemp Plummer Battle comments on his times, with many anecdotes and sidelights"-publisher. …