Georgia Scenes, Characters, Incidents, &c., In The First Half of The Century of The Republic. Second Edition, With Original Illustrations.

Georgia Scenes, Characters, Incidents, &c., In The First Half of The Century of The Republic. Second Edition, With Original Illustrations. 1856. New York: Harper & Brothers.

12mo.(4.5" x 7.25") Ex-Library of Wisconsin Historical Society. 214 pp. Full black cloth library binding with gilt lettering to spine. Very little wear to covers, just some rubbing to the extremities and light shelfwear to boards. Bookplate to front pastedown, a perforated and embossed library stamp, along with an ink library discard stamp to the title page with author's name neatly written in old ink below "By A Native Georgian" to the center of the title page. Small, light dampstain to the lower corner of pages 21-58, touching some letters of the last line of a couple of pages. Evidence of sticker removal to the lower quarter of the spine, affecting gilt. Illustrated with 12 engraved plates, as called for. Overall, a plain-looking book, but filled with amazing early Georgia stories from the first half of the 19th century.

Augustus Baldwin Longstreet (September 22, 1790 – July 9, 1870) was an American lawyer, minister, journalist, educator, and humorist, known for his book Georgia Scenes. He held strong pro-slavery and pro-secessionist views, which he publicly advocated for in his various positions. He personally owned dozens of slaves throughout his life.[1] He held the presidency of several southern universities, including the University of Mississippi (twice), South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina), and Emory College (now Emory University).

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