WAR ON THE DETROIT THE CHRONICLES OF THOMAS VERCHÈRES DE BOUCHERVILLE AND THE CAPITULATION BY AN OHIO VOLUNTEER
by Verchères de Boucherville, Thomas: [Foster, James]: Quaife, Milo, edito
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Chicag: The Lakeside Press R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., 1940. [2],xxvi,347,[9]pp., plus frontispiece and folding map. 12mo. Original dark red cloth, spine gilt, front board gilt-ruled with gilt-stamped publisher's logo center, t.e.g. Spine slightly faded, otherwise a fine copy. Lakeside Press reprint of two otherwise rare pieces of Americana related to the early days of the War of 1812, one account from a soldier of each side, with historical introduction from editor Milo Quaife. This is number thirty-eight in the Lakeside Classics series.
Verchères was a fur trader from a prominent Quebec family. He eventually moved to present-day Toronto where he had found success as a businessman at the advent of the War of 1812. He fought for the British under Major-General Brock, and was present at the capture of Fort Detroit. This is one of only two English language editions of this journal; the other was published by Rous & Mann in Toronto in 1935.
Foster was a soldier in General Hull's army, where he was captured by the British at the surrender of Fort Detroit. In this work, he "gives an account of his imprisonment, and the principal events of that unfortunate campaign. It relates entirely to the campaign of the Army in Ohio and the Northwest, and is throughout, very severe on General Hull" - Thomson. This is the first printing of THE CAPITULATION since its original run 128 years prior, and it is reprinted here verbatim, without Quaife's sometimes heavy editorial hand. "Earliest Ohio book of national historical importance; First account of this inglorious surrender" - Howes. GRAFF 1388 (note). THOMSON 431 (ref). HOWES F288 (ref)
Verchères was a fur trader from a prominent Quebec family. He eventually moved to present-day Toronto where he had found success as a businessman at the advent of the War of 1812. He fought for the British under Major-General Brock, and was present at the capture of Fort Detroit. This is one of only two English language editions of this journal; the other was published by Rous & Mann in Toronto in 1935.
Foster was a soldier in General Hull's army, where he was captured by the British at the surrender of Fort Detroit. In this work, he "gives an account of his imprisonment, and the principal events of that unfortunate campaign. It relates entirely to the campaign of the Army in Ohio and the Northwest, and is throughout, very severe on General Hull" - Thomson. This is the first printing of THE CAPITULATION since its original run 128 years prior, and it is reprinted here verbatim, without Quaife's sometimes heavy editorial hand. "Earliest Ohio book of national historical importance; First account of this inglorious surrender" - Howes. GRAFF 1388 (note). THOMSON 431 (ref). HOWES F288 (ref)
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- WAR ON THE DETROIT THE CHRONICLES OF THOMAS VERCHÈRES DE BOUCHERVILLE AND THE CAPITULATION BY AN OHIO VOLUNTEER
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- Verchères de Boucherville, Thomas: [Foster, James]: Quaife, Milo, edito
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- Hardcover
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- The Lakeside Press R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.
- Place of Publication
- Chicag
- Date Published
- 1940
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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