Pretense of Glory: The Life of General Nathaniel P. Banks (signed)
by Hollandsworth, James G. (signed)
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Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1998. SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the title page (his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket (only lightly rubbed). NO chips or tears. NOT price clipped ($34.95). Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1998. First Edition with "First Printing" so stated and complete number row (54321) on the copyright page. With 3 maps and 10 pages of other illustrations. Bound in the original dark blue cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. As a leader in the new Republican party, Banks was a compelling orator and seen as a politician with a future. He became Republican Speaker of the House, but fell short of his ultimate goal, losing the nomination of his party for the presidency to Abraham Lincoln. At the beginning of the Civil War, Lincoln appointed Banks a major general. He had a undistinguished record as a commanding officer, suffering major defeats in the 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign, the Battle of Cedar Mountain, and the Red River Campaign. Bound in the original blue cloth, stamped in bright silver on the spine. From the dust jacket: "In PRETENSE OF GLORY, the first modern biography of Nathaniel P. Banks, James G. Hollandsworth, Jr., reveals the complicated and contradictory nature of the man who called himself the 'fighting politician.' Banks (1816-1884) enjoyed a long and almost continuous career in public serive - election to the Massachusetts legislature, elevation to the governorship of the state, and ten terms in the U.S. Congress - in spite of his lack of formal education, family connections, and personal fortune.". SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xvi, 292pp. + 10 pages of illus.. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Title
- Pretense of Glory: The Life of General Nathaniel P. Banks (signed)
- Author
- Hollandsworth, James G. (signed)
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- NOT a library discard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition
- Publisher
- Louisiana State University Press
- Place of Publication
- Baton Rouge
- Date Published
- 1998
- Bookseller catalogs
- Civil War; Politics / Government / International Relations;
- Size
- 8vo. xvi, 292pp. + 10 pages of illus.
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