HAYWOOD, John. The Civil and Political History of the State of Tennessee, from its earliest Settlement up to the Year 1796, including the Boundaries of the State. Knoxville: printed for the author by Heiskell and Brown, 1823.

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HAYWOOD, John. The Civil and Political History of the State of Tennessee, from its earliest Settlement up to the Year 1796, including the Boundaries of the State. Knoxville: printed for the author by Heiskell and Brown, 1823.

8o ( 209 x 133 mm). Half-title with "Copyright secured" imprint (browning and staining). Contemporary sheep (hinges starting, worn).

FIRST EDITION OF AN IMPORTANT EARLY HISTORY OF TENNESSEE. This work "contains a large portion of the material relating to the border warefare with the Indians." It also contains "the story of the formation of the State of Franklin, and the civil ware which ensued..." (Field). Church 1324; Field 671; Howes H-358; Sabin 31084.

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