1886 BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER Civil War Reconstruction Letters, 1st/1st

  
BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER: A FEW DAYS AMONG OUR SOUTHERN BRETHREN - By HENRY M. FIELD - 1st Edition/1st Printing, 1886 - Post-Civil War Reconstruction Publisher: George Munro, New York (1886) First edition from 1886, in very well preserved condition. The boards and binding are solid and tight, save for rubbing on the top part of the spine. The pages are crisp and clean save for some spots of foxing on the first blank page and a spot of foxing on the title page. BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER: A FEW DAYS AMONG OUR SOUTHERN BRETHREN consists of the author's letters that the author wrote to his own newspaper in New York while he traveled throughout the South after the Civil War. From the preface: Northern readers were gratified by the pictures of that New South which was taking the place of the Old; of its new life, new industries, and new ambitions; while a deeper impression was made in the South itself. Please see below for more information on the author, Henry M. From 1854 to 1898, he was editor and for many years he was also sole proprietor of The Evangelist, a New York periodical devoted to the interests of the Presbyterian church. He spent the last years of his life in retirement at Stockbridge, where he died in 1907.

He was the author of a series of books of travel, which achieved unusual popularity. Among his other publications are The Irish Confederates and the Rebellion of 1798 (1850), The History of the Atlantic Telegraph (1866), Blood is thicker than Water or A Few Days Amongst our Southern Brethren!

886On the Desert - Recent Events in Eqypt. (1888), Old Spain and New Spain (1888), Bright Skies and Dark Shadows (1890), and Life of David Dudley Field (1898). Writing about race in Bright Skies and Dark Shadows, Field claimed that segregation was part of human instinct which could not be overcome through legislation... Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions! Also check out our other rare and out-of-print antiquarian books at Black Cat Caboodle.

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• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: HIstory
• Topic: Civil War (1861-65)
• Original/Facsimile: Original
• Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
• Year Printed: 1886
• Place of Publication: New York
• Publisher: George Munro
• Author: Henry M.
  Field
• Language: English
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Region: North America