Victor, Orville

Men of the Time Biographies of Butler, Banks, Burnside, Baker, Stevens, Wilcox, Weber

Softcover, New York: Beadle and Company, 1862. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good. Small 100 page booklet in orange wraps. Part of Beadle's Dime Biographical Series. This is No 2 in the Men of the Time set. Brief biographies with illustrated portraits of Generals Benjamin F. Butler, Nathaniel P. Banks, Ambrose E. Burnside, Edward D. Baker, Isaac L. Stevens, O. B. Wilcox, and Max Weber. This book was published in 1862 and reads like Union propaganda. The biography of Major General Burnside says his troops are "invulnerable". Burnside's biography ends after Antietam, but before he is appointed commander of the Army of the Potomac, a post he would of course lose to Hooker. Advertisements for other Dime Series titles on back cover and inside of back cover. Small tear to wrappers on spine, but overall Very Good condition; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. [Item #40893]

Price: $250.00