An Old Fashioned Senator: Orville H. Platt of Connecticut; The Story of a Life Unselfishly Devoted to Public Service
by Coolidge, Louis A
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Wilmington, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo; pp. xvi, (ii), 655 with appendix and index; Illustrated; frontispiece portrait and fourteen photographs and facsimiles; three quarter crushed brown morocco and green boards, top edge gilt and green patterned endpapers; A very good or better copy. Bright and sound. Platt was the distinguished Republican senator from Connecticut and a loyal supporter of Theodore Roosevelt. He urged TR's nomination in 1904. Platt championed sound money and fought hard in the free-silver debates, as well as tariff reform and diplomatic relations with Latin America. Great insight into the dynamic of the Senate during TR's administration with giants like Foraker, Lodge, Hanna and the like.
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- Bookseller
- Austin's Antiquarian Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13118
- Title
- An Old Fashioned Senator: Orville H. Platt of Connecticut; The Story of a Life Unselfishly Devoted to Public Service
- Author
- Coolidge, Louis A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1910
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About Austin's Antiquarian Books
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- First Edition
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