From G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA, Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S.A.
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VAN CLEVE, Charlotte Ouisconsin. "Three Score Years and Ten," Life-Long Memories of Snelling, Minnesota, and Other Parts of the West. [Minneapolis], 1888. 1st ed. 1st state, with copyright notice on a slip. 176pp. Portrait. Orig. cloth. Minor rubbing to edges and spine ends, else fine. Howes V-21: "authoress was the first white child born in Wis." Van Cleve (1819-1907) was the daughter of an army lieutenant and was born while his division was building Fort Snelling, one of the earliest white settlements in the Wisconsin Territory. In 1836, she married Lieutenant Horatio Van Cleve, who later served as a general in the Civil War. After the war, Charlotte was the first woman elected to the Minneapolis School Board and was recognized by the National Woman Suffrage Association for her commitment to the cause. This book, one of several memoirs she published in her later years, is an account of the Wisconsin Territory and family military life in the 1820s and 1830s. Seller Inventory # 49288
Bibliographic Details
Title: Three Score Years
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
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All books are in reasonable second-hand condition. We accept VISA, MASTERCARD, or personal check. Checks can be made out to the George S. MacManus Company, 12 Water Street, Bryn Mawr, PA, 19010 USA. Emails can be sent to books@macmanus-rarebooks.com. Phone numbers: 610-520-7273. FAX: 610-520-7272. All inquiries should be directed to Clarence Wolf. Deferred billing available for libraries. PA residents add 6%sales tax.
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