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Drum-Beat of The Nation by Coffin, 1888

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Title: Drum-Beat of The Nation
Volumes: 1
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Date: 1888
Binding: Blue publisher's cloth with embossed and gilt decoration. Half lamb and blue morocco over marbled boards. Polished lamb spine with six raised compartments decorated with four gilt thistle patterns and lettering. Marbled end papers, tight and clean throughout.
Page decoration: Frontispiece steel engraving & illustr
Signature: Webster Wagner, 1890
Number of pages: 478
Provenance: Dutchess County Estate
Size: H. 9.25x W. 7.0x D. 1.5"
Weight: 2lbs 12.7 oz
Condition: Boards have been rubbed and bumped, leading to marginal damage, but the content is clean with minor spotting.Meta: American History, Civil War
History: Coffin, born on July 16 of 1823, was strongly opposed to secession and slavery but possessed an ankle injury that prevented direct involvement in the Civil War. Instead, he became a freelance journalist who covered the war effort. His stories and articles displayed such a strong command of the English Language that he was employed by the "Boston Journal" for the duration. Following the war her wrote over a dozen books, including "Drum-Beat of The Nation."

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Name: Drum-Beat of The Nation by Coffin, 1888
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