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1856 1ed Congress Report on KANSAS SLAVERY Civil War Nebraska Election Fraud In March of 1855, one of the United States most notorious voter fraud schemes took place, furthering the divide between pro

1856 1st ed Republican Scrap Book Politics Slavery Quincy Webster Henry Clay This ‘Recollections of War Times’ by Albert Gallatin Riddle is a view of the Republican Party prior to the Civil War. T

1860 1st ed Abraham Lincoln Douglas Debates American Politics SLAVERY Abolition “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” ― Abraham Lin

1860 1st ed Abraham Lincoln Douglas Debates American Politics SLAVERY Abolition “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” ― Abraham Lin

1860 1st ed Abraham Lincoln Douglas Debates American Politics SLAVERY Abolition “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” ― Abraham Lin

1813 EARLY Ben Franklin Essays AMERICANA Politics Slavery Indians Autobiography “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” ― Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin’

1860 1st ed Abraham Lincoln Douglas Debates American Politics SLAVERY Abolition “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” ― Abraham Lin

1854 Ben Franklin Life Essays AMERICANA Politics Slavery Indians Autobiography “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” ― Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin’s

1781 BANNED Raynal on Colonization Slavery China Thomas Jefferson Politics 12v “a book which should influence the course of contemporary history!” – Larned A rare French edition of

1774 Raynal on Colonization Slavery China Thomas Jefferson Politics BANNED “a book which should influence the course of contemporary history!” – Larned A rare French edition of Thom

1915 BEAUTIFUL Riviere Fine Binding Poems John Whittier SLAVERY Politics John Greenleaf Whittier was an American Quaker who was known for his poetry advocating slavery abolition, Native Americans livi

1856 Border War 1ed Three Years on Kansas Missouri SLAVERY Civil War McNamara A rare 1856 first edition of John McNamaras “Three Years on the Kansas Border” – an account of life in

1846 Henry Clay Kentucky Frontier Americana Politics LAW Slavery Colton 2v SET “I would rather be right than to be President.” ― Henry Clay A rare edition of ‘The Life Corresp

1856 History of BLEEDING KANSAS Antebellum SLAVERY Robinson First Lady of Kansas “Kansas; Its Interior and Exterior Life” by Sara Tappan Doolittle Lawrence Robinson is a seminal work that

1843 Henry Clay American Politics LAW Slavery Daniel Mallory AMERICANA “I would rather be right than to be President.” ― Henry Clay A rare first edition of ‘The Life and Speeches of Henry

1852 1ed General Frank Pierce Mexican War Politics Americana Slavery Bartlett This ‘Life of Gen Frank Pierce’ by Bartlett is a biography on the 14th president of the United States, who saw the abo

1854 Henry Clay American Politics LAW Slavery Daniel Mallory AMERICANA “I would rather be right than to be President.” ― Henry Clay A rare first edition of ‘The life and public services of

[SLAVERY] 1857 National government publication [known today as Gov. Doc] - KANSAS AND SLAVERY, Joint Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Iowa in relation to Slavery and the admission o

1919 1ed Theodore Roosevelt Life & Work American President HUNTING Politics Following the death of President Theodore Roosevelt, a number of memorial books and reports were published in his honor. One

1919 1ed Theodore Roosevelt Life & Work American President HUNTING Politics Following the death of President Theodore Roosevelt, a number of memorial books and reports were published in his honor. One

1856 1ed Conquest of Kansas by Missouri SLAVERY Border War Civil War America While known more for his work as an American politician, William Phillips wrote an important account of the political and m

1854 Thomas H Benton 30 Years SLAVERY American Politics Cherokee Indian Removal Thomas Hart Benton, the great-granduncle of the famed Missouri painter, was a 19th-century American politician. He serve

1854 Thomas H Benton 30 Years SLAVERY American Politics Cherokee Indian Removal Thomas Hart Benton, the great-granduncle of the famed Missouri painter, was a 19th-century American politician. He serve

1862 1st ed Civil War Eighth Census Slavery Indians Slavery Confederacy The ‘Preliminary report on the eighth census’ is the last census report to show slavery data. Interestingly, since the prece