THE LIFE OF GEN. FRANCIS MARION A CELEBRATED PARTISAN OFFICER IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR AGAINST THE BRITISH AND TORIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA
1824WRCAM49827Philadelphia: M. Carey & Son 1824. 251pp. plus six plates. 12mo. Contemporary calf leather label spine gilt. Boards rubbed and hinges repaired with leather strips at spine. Front hinge cracked corners bumped. Modern bookplate on rear pastedown 19th-century armorial bookplate on front pastedown. Very light scattered foxing toning throughout. Good. Self-styled seventh edition. General Francis Marion "The Swamp Fox" was one of the leading American commanders in the Revolution in the South. His brillant operations in the Carolinas kept thousands of British troops tied down and contributed immensely to ultimate American victory. Plain and unassuming he was widely beloved by his contemporaries and after his death this book began the process of his ascent to legend. Horry his second-in-command for part of the war supplied many of the facts although he was allegedly disgusted by Weems' flowery passages and disclaimed any connection with the book. What he disliked others embraced and the book went through many editions. This edition not in Howes or any other standard sources. <br> <br> This copy with the ownership signature and bookplate of J.K. Paulding on titlepage and front pastedown. Paulding was a writer and U.S. Secretary of the Navy from 1838-1841. HOWES H650. M. Carey & Son hardcover books
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