![[HARRISON, William Henry]. [McAfee, Robert Breckinridge (1784-1849)]. History of the Late War in the Western Country, Comprising a full account of all the transactions in that quarter , from the commencement of hostilities at Tippecanoe to the termination of the contest at New Orleans on the return to peace. Lexington, Kentucky: Worsley & Smith, 1816. 8° (8 x 5 in). viii, 534pp. BOLD GIFT INSCRIPTION ON TITLEPAGE: “William Henry Harrison to Jon. W. Eppes.” (Faint stains, occasional spotting). Contemporary speckled calf, spine with six compartments, one with gilt-lettered morocco label, edges speckled blue. (Minor rubbing, slipcased). Provenance: John Wayles Eppes (1773-1823), inscription and printed book label on pastedown. Howes M9; Streeter Sale II: 1076; Sabin 42929.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2015/NYR/2015_NYR_11610_0040_000(harrison_william_henry_mcafee_robert_breckinridge_history_of_the_late101849).jpg?w=1)
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[HARRISON, William Henry]. [McAfee, Robert Breckinridge (1784-1849)]. History of the Late War in the Western Country, Comprising a full account of all the transactions in that quarter , from the commencement of hostilities at Tippecanoe to the termination of the contest at New Orleans on the return to peace. Lexington, Kentucky: Worsley & Smith, 1816. 8° (8 x 5 in). viii, 534pp. BOLD GIFT INSCRIPTION ON TITLEPAGE: “William Henry Harrison to Jon. W. Eppes.” (Faint stains, occasional spotting). Contemporary speckled calf, spine with six compartments, one with gilt-lettered morocco label, edges speckled blue. (Minor rubbing, slipcased). Provenance: John Wayles Eppes (1773-1823), inscription and printed book label on pastedown. Howes M9; Streeter Sale II: 1076; Sabin 42929.
FIRST EDITION. A comprehensive account of the War of 1812 in the western theater, including Perry’s victories at Lake Erie and Andrew Jackson’s success at New Orleans. A chapter is devoted to Harrison’s decisive defeat of a confederacy of Indians, led by the Shawnee chieftain Tecumseh on 7 November 1811, in a battle in Indiana Territory. When Harrison was nominated for President in 1840, his supporters made much of Harrison’s military prowess and employed a campaign ditty with the line “Tippecanoe and Tyler too.”
FIRST EDITION. A comprehensive account of the War of 1812 in the western theater, including Perry’s victories at Lake Erie and Andrew Jackson’s success at New Orleans. A chapter is devoted to Harrison’s decisive defeat of a confederacy of Indians, led by the Shawnee chieftain Tecumseh on 7 November 1811, in a battle in Indiana Territory. When Harrison was nominated for President in 1840, his supporters made much of Harrison’s military prowess and employed a campaign ditty with the line “Tippecanoe and Tyler too.”