Trans-Atlantic Historical Solidarity; Lectures Delivered Before The University Of Oxford In Easter And Trinity Terms 1913

Adams, Charles Francis

Published by Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1913

About this Item

Octavo, 184pp. Light rubbing to cloth, solid text block, free of any notations or wear. Top edge gilt. Signed on the front free endpaper to Eliza van Loon, wife of Hendrik Willem van Loon, recipient of the first Newbery Medal in 1922 for The Story of Mankind (1921). Inscription reads: "Eliza van Loon from C.F. Adams. Washington, 1914." Includes laid-in letter from Charles F. Adams. Charles Francis Adams, Jr. (1835-1915) was the great-grandson of President John Adams and the grandson of President John Quincy Adams. He fought for the Union Army during the American Civil War, serving with distinction at Gettysburg. By the end of the war, he was promoted to the rank of colonel, and in 1866, he was awarded the rank of brevet brigadier general. Adams would later serve as the President of the Union Pacific Railroad from 1884-1890, after which he would become a prominent American historian. Seller Inventory # 11606

Bibliographic Details

Title: Trans-Atlantic Historical Solidarity; ...

Publisher: Clarendon Press, Oxford

Publication Date: 1913

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: Signed first edition of Trans-Atlantic Historical Solidarity by Charles Francis Adams, Jr., of the Adams political family.

Condition: Near fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition.