Campaign Against Quebec: Being An Accurate And Interesting Account Of The Hardships And Sufferings Of That Band Of Heroes Who Traversed The Wilderness, By The Route Of The Kennebec, And Chaudiere River To Quebec, In The Year 1775
by Henry, John Joseph
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Waterown, N.Y: Printed and Published by Knowlton & Rice, 1844. Revised Edition, With Corrections and Alterations. HB. Full brown leather with gilt lettering on black panel on spine, 16mo, xi, 212 pp. Frontis illustration plus three full-page plates in text. Henry (1758-1811) participated in the Revolutionary War campaign against Quebec led by Benedict Arnold in the fall of 1775. He was injured and captured, being held prisoner for 9 months. After the war, he studied law, and in 1793 was appointed president judge of the second district of Pennsylvania. This is the Second Edition, originally published in 1812. No marks in book, binding tight. pages show light foxing throughout. Covers show minor edge wear, lower front corner bumped with scuffing. Book condition VG-. Uncommon edition.
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- Parker's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- DY5633
- Title
- Campaign Against Quebec: Being An Accurate And Interesting Account Of The Hardships And Sufferings Of That Band Of Heroes Who Traversed The Wilderness, By The Route Of The Kennebec, And Chaudiere River To Quebec, In The Year 1775
- Author
- Henry, John Joseph
- Format/Binding
- HB
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Revised Edition, With Corrections and Alterations
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed and Published by Knowlton & Rice
- Place of Publication
- Waterown, N.Y
- Date Published
- 1844
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