DIXON, Thomas [William Tecumseh Sherman].
The Southerner: A Romance of the Real Lincoln.
First Edition Author's Autograph Copy of The Southerner; Signed by Thomas Dixon to Philemon Tecumseh Sherman
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1913.
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Item Number: RRB-145953
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First edition of this historical romance, the first of three novels on Southern heroes; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with six images designed by J. N. Marchand including a frontispiece of a war scene from the book. Inscribed by the author to Philemon T. Sherman on an "Author's Autograph Copy" slip adhered to the front pastedown. P. T. Sherman's bookplate to the front free endpaper. In very good condition. General William Tecumseh Sherman’s son P. T. Sherman was a lawyer in New York, specializing in labor and insurance, and was elected a member of the New York Board of Alderman in the late 1880s. In the early 1900s, he was appointed the New York Commissioner of Labor. He transferred his library to his niece, Eleanor Sherman Fitch, the granddaughter of General Sherman through his eldest daughter, Maria “Minnie” Ewing Sherman Fitch, before he died. Until now, this book was held at the family estate in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Thomas Frederick Dixon Jr. was an American Baptist minister, politician, lawyer, lecturer, writer, and filmmaker who is known for glorifying white supremacy in his best-selling novels. His historical romance 'The Southerner' reaches into the real life of President Abraham Lincoln in the struggle to save the nation from the radical fanatics of his own party and the grim gray armies of General Lee threatening the Capitol. Between bloody war drama runs a fascinating love story, which culminates in one of the many attempts made to assassinate the President.
The Southerner: A Romance of the Real Lincoln.
$750.00
In Stock