Description: AVOLUNTEER'S ADVENTURESby John William De ForestIllustrated with Frontispiece and Maps ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Hardcover with dust jacket; 237 pages; Size Approx. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2.Published by Yale University Press; 1946, 2nd printing. Details: "John William De Forest (1826-1906), a native of Connecticut, enjoyed a long career as a prolific writer, mainly of fiction. During the Civil War he was a captain in the 12th Connecticut Volunteers, taking part in the capture of New Orleans, the Port Hudson campaign, and the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia. After the war, he served as a subassistant district commissioner for the Freedmen's Bureau in Greenville, South Carolina."A Volunteer's Adventures, first published in 1946, is De Forest's vivid description of his experiences at war. It consists of letters to his wife during his service, supplemented by six articles published in Harper's New Monthly Magazine and Galaxy between 1864 and 1868. De Forest intended to compile these pieces into a book but never did. James H. Croushore finally accomplished the task, adding chapter divisions with introductory notes to give form and continuity to the whole. The result is a first-rate personal war narrative - recently named one of the one hundred finest Civil War books by Civil War magazine - more than half of which deals with Louisiana from De Forest's Yankee perspective." ~ Amazon book reviewContains a frontispiece and several maps. A fine addition for your bookshelf! Condition: Corners lightly bumped, inscription in the front, otherwise in very good condition with a solid binding and clean pages.The dust jacket is price-clipped and the edges and spine taped, edge chips and short tears, good minus. NOTE: The letter/number at the end of the title line for this listing is just an inventory code for locating the book. Free Domestic Economy Shipping! Check out my other items!Be sure to add me to your favorites list! PrettyBordersPlus free Template Maker by ISDN*tek
Price: 34.95 USD
Location: Schenectady, New York
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Year Printed: 1946
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Civil War (1861-65), Autobiographical
Binding: Hardcover
Region: North America
Author: John William De Forest
Subject: Military & War
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Place of Publication: New Haven
Special Attributes: 2nd Printing, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
