Heroes and Heroines of the Fort Dearborn Massacre: A Romantic and Tragic History of Corporal John Simmons and His Heroic Life, Also of the First White Child Born in Chicago, the Last Survivor of the Horrid Butchery,a Full and True Recital of Marvelous Fortitude, Matchless Courage and Terrible Sufferings during the Battle, the March, and in Captivity
by Simmons, N
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Lawrence, KA: Journal Publishing Company. Fair with no dust jacket. 1896. Hardcover. Deep navy cloth binding rubbed at extremities; spine ends & corners abraded; boards lightly soiled & scuffed; hinges cracked & separating; title page & frontis illustration neatly joined together with clear tape, detached, but present; last leaf neatly held in place by clear tape, but detached 1" near top; owner's name & date in pencil on front free endpaper; fore-edges of first few leaves nicked & chipped; leaf edges foxed, else an intact copy. No dust jacket. ; Black & white photo illustrations. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" ; 75 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Hyde Brothers, Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47081
- Title
- Heroes and Heroines of the Fort Dearborn Massacre: A Romantic and Tragic History of Corporal John Simmons and His Heroic Life, Also of the First White Child Born in Chicago, the Last Survivor of the Horrid Butchery,a Full and True Recital of Marvelous Fortitude, Matchless Courage and Terrible Sufferings during the Battle, the March, and in Captivity
- Author
- Simmons, N
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Journal Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Lawrence, KA
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- Early Chicago History, Fort Dearborn History, Indian Massacres
- Bookseller catalogs
- GC: History;
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- Edges
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- Jacket
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- Cracked
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- Foxed
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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- Leaves
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