The Spirit of the South: Orations, Essays, and Lectures

by William H. Stewart

$200 · Offered by Bartleby's Books

First edition

NY and Washington, DC : Neale Pub. Co., 1908. First edition. 8vo. 238 pp. Fifteen of the 22 sketches relate to the Civil War and include a first hand account of the Battle of the Crater where Stewart commanded a Confederate regiment. Also included are several essays on colonial southern history, including a sketch of Thomas Jefferson and an account of the revolution in Virginia. Original gilt-stamped green buckram spine and edges faded , t.e.g. Very good.

Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.