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Sheridan and Sherman, 1878
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Reports of Inspection Made in the Summer of 1877
Sheridan and Sherman, 1878
SHERIDAN, Philip H. (1831-1888) and SHERMAN, William Tecumseh (1920-1891). Reports of Inspection Made in the Summer of 1877. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1878.
First edition. After the Civil War, Sherman turned his attention West to the suppression of the plains Indians and the development of the trans-continental railway. This book contains the report of a trip through Yellowstone country, with his protégé, Philip Sheridan, to map a potential rail route. Howes S-397.
Octavo (225 x 143mm). 10 folding maps (a little toning and some light soiling along map creases). Contemporary half morocco (spine a little sunned). Provenance: according to a pencil note, this volume was once part Philip Sheridan's library, purchased en bloc by Lowdermilk (i.e. the early Washington, D.C. booksellers, W.H. Lowdermilk Co.).
Sheridan and Sherman, 1878
SHERIDAN, Philip H. (1831-1888) and SHERMAN, William Tecumseh (1920-1891). Reports of Inspection Made in the Summer of 1877. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1878.
First edition. After the Civil War, Sherman turned his attention West to the suppression of the plains Indians and the development of the trans-continental railway. This book contains the report of a trip through Yellowstone country, with his protégé, Philip Sheridan, to map a potential rail route. Howes S-397.
Octavo (225 x 143mm). 10 folding maps (a little toning and some light soiling along map creases). Contemporary half morocco (spine a little sunned). Provenance: according to a pencil note, this volume was once part Philip Sheridan's library, purchased en bloc by Lowdermilk (i.e. the early Washington, D.C. booksellers, W.H. Lowdermilk Co.).
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