19th Century Leather Volume Set, Horace Greeley's the American Conflict - 2 Books

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Title: The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: The Causes, Incidents, … more Title: The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: The Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to Exhibit Especially its Moral and Political Phases, with the Drift and Progress of American Opinion Respecting Human Slavery, From 1776 to the Close of the War for the Union.
Author: Horace Greeley.
Publisher: O.D. Case & Company.
Origin: Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
Publication date: 1876-1877.

Description: 1430 Pp. [V1 (1776-1862); 648 p., V2 (1862-1865); 782 p.]. sm. 4to. Custom contemporary full brown leather hardcover, gilt title on spine covers, new red/yellow headband/tailband, full gilt leaf edges, silk ribbon markers, new marble/blank endpapers. Text illustrated by portraits on steel of generals, statesmen, and other eminent men, guarded by rice paper: views of places of historic interest: Maps, diagrams of battle-fields, naval actions, etc: From official sources.

Measures: (2.5 (4.75 overall) W x 6.75 D x 9.25 H inches.

About the author: Horace Greeley, (1811-1872), American newspaper editor who is known especially for his vigorous articulation of the North's antislavery sentiments during the 1850s.

About the work: American Conflict is an important contemporary history of the Civil War steeped in the emphatic ideals of slavery and freedom. In the first of these two handsomely illustrated volumes, Greeley records his version of the entire history of the nation from 1776 to the second year of the Civil War. The second analyzes the final three years of the war and includes substantial material on emancipation and the crushing of the rebellion. Greeley traced the seeds of the war and included a large cache of primary sources to make his case; e.g. public documents and speeches. Failed compromise is the predominating theme. The work is particularly notable for the presentation of predictions about the years to come, in particular regarding the slavery question. The importance of Greeley's account of the Civil War is still considered important. In addition to offering extensive accounts of battlefield events, Greeley highlighted the troubled story of African Americans. less