Political Essays
by Lowell, James Russell
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Boston, MA: Houghton, Mifflin & Company, 1888. fair. 326, weakness to boards, pencil notes inside front board, board and spine edges quite worn and small tears to cloth. A collection of 12 essays by this famed poet, critic, editor, and diplomat. Topics covered include slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and Presidential politics. Essay titles (and original publication dates) are "The American Tract Society" (1858), "The Election in November" (1860), "E Pluribus Unum" (1861), "The Pickens-and Stealin's Rebellion" (1861), "General McClellan's Report" (1864), "The Rebellion: Its Causes and Consequences" (1864), "McClellan or Lincoln? " (1864), "Reconstruction" (1865), "Scotch the Snake, or Kill It? " (1865), "The President on the Stump" (1866), "The Seward-Johnson Reaction" (1866), and "The Place of the Independent in Politics" (an address to the Reform Club of New York in 1888).
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- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55220
- Title
- Political Essays
- Author
- Lowell, James Russell
- Book Condition
- Used - fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- Politics & Govt., Reconstruction, Slavery, Civil War, U.S. Presidents, Abraham Lincoln, George McClellan, Andrew Johnson, Essays
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