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Prince Napoleon in America, 1861 (2nd son of Jerome Bonaparte and by his second wife Princess Catherine of Wurttemberg
Published by Galley Press (1960), London, 1960
Condition: G in G DJ ex-library. Gil Walker (illustrator). Some of the most engaging footnotes to history are the accounts of on-the-spot observers who have left graphic accounts in letters. 1861 was a critical date in American affairs, the summer after the first battle of Bull Run. He went everywhere and met everybody and , and the letters his aide-de-camp wrote of these visits preesnt a rare picture of a new country in its most critical phase of nationshood. Pennsylvania's model penitentiary, American trains, the farmers of Illinois, a moving picture of life. Pisani writes, "Will America some day be Europe's protector and master, just as a hundred years ago Europe was Ameirca's?" Library markings, first page removed, illustrated endpapers showing scenes of his travel, edge wear.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. Gil Walker (illustrator). First English language edition. 8vo, 317 pages, black cloth; pictorial dj Pisani was aide-de-camp to Prince Napoleon, who visited the U.S. in 1861. "What we get here is a moving, colorful, and spirited account of what a French army officer saw in America during two of the most critical months of its history. It is very much worth reading, it contains sidelights of historical importance, and from first to last it is extremely interesting and enjoyable. Our Civil War literature is richer for the publication of these memoirs -Bruce CATTON, "Foreword". While touring the United States, Prince Napoleon called upon President Lincoln and the White House, and visited with generals and military men on both sides of the conflict. Many line drawings by Gil Walker.
