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Like New. Size: 9x5x0; Softcover. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. "Eighteen year-old Lieutenant James Monroe, later our fifth President, has his glorious hour at last when he leads the charge against Hessian cannon and becomes the Americans' only serious casualty in their surprise attack on Trenton. Otherwise the hero here might as well have been John Marshall, Monroe's more charismatic companion, or William Washington, his immediate superior during the battle, or even Private Yankee Doodle, the alter ego of Joseph Plumb Martin whose account of a common foot soldier's lot in Washington's army is apparently one of Hanser's prime sources. Despite the thin narrative thread of Monroe's presence and the regrettable failure to include a bibliography, this is unusually engaging military history. Even readers not normally inclined to the genre can appreciate the pride of Monroe's Third Virginia rifle company in their innovative weapons and the panic of raw recruits getting their first look at Hessian regulars at Kip's Bay. Skilled documentary reportage."-Kirkus Reviews.
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Small 4to. Red cloth, dust jacket. 170pp. Illustrations, maps. Very good/very good. Tight, attractive first edition of this tale of a young James Monroe during the Revolutionary War--mildest of ex-library, with very few and very few discreet markings. Bears a nice autograph addition: Tipped to the front flyleaf is a Typed Note Signed, 1p, 7¼" X 10½", Larchmont, NY, 1969 March 5. Addressed to noted Lincoln scholar Arnold F. Gates (1914-93). Near fine. "Lincoln Herald" (which Gates served as book reviewer) chitchat, closing with, "Is there any really outstanding Lincoln scholar in the New York area? "