The MOUNTAIN MUSE: Comprising the Adventures of Daniel Boone; and the Power of Virtuous and Refined Beauty
181347139Harrisonburg: Printed for the Author: By Davidson & Bourne 1813. 1st edition American Imprints 28029; Field 199; Harris Collection p. 42; Sabin 8787; Wegelin 889. Period full brown sheep binding with red leather gilt stamped title label to spine with 7 horizontal rules to same speckled edges. General wear to binding. Usual age-toning & foxing to paper; ffep lacking lower quarter. Prior owner signatures one dated 1858 of Jacob and Emeline Ritner. A solid VG copy. 252 12 pp. "List of Subscribers" last 12 pages which lists names in 3 columns per page ~ 60 names / column from 11 states: Virginia 7 pp Kentucky 3 pp Tennessee 1 page Ohio 2/3 page & Pennsylvania Maryland New York South Carolina Connecticut North Carolina & Louisiana comprising the last 1 columns. Of particular interest today is the large number of women so listed throughout this early 19th C. subscriber list providing strong evidence of their literary interests & financial wherewithal easily an academic project to research these women and gather additional demographics for this group. 12mo. 6-1/2" x 4" <br/><br/>From Harris we learn the author was born in Virginia served as a State Senator and subsequently as Postmaster at Georgetown. Captain Jacob Ritner a self-styled "MOUNTAIN MUSE" in his hand under his signature to the front paste-down played a role in "most of the major military events of the Western Theater: Wilson's Creek Vicksburg Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain the Atlanta Campaign including the Battle of Atlanta Sherman's March to the Sea the Occupation of Savannah and the Carolina's Campaign." Perhaps he viewed himself as a mid-19th Century Daniel Boone A nice copy of this heroic poem centered on one of America's frontier icons. Printed for the Author: By Davidson & Bourne hardcover books
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