54-40 OR FIGHT
by Emerson, Hough
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Lake Elsinore, California, United States
Item Price
A$31.02A$21.71
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About This Item
Bobbs-Merrill. Good with no dust jacket. 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing January, 1909. Arthur I. Keller (illustrator). "A 402 page tale of the great outdoors." Mild wear to boards. Previous owners name on end paper. In 1844 James K. Polk was running for President. He caled for expansion that included Texas, California and the entire Oregon territory. The northern boundary of Oregon was the latitude line of 54 degrees, 40 minutes. "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!" was the popular slogan that led Polk to victory against all odds. '54-40 or Fight' is historical fiction, and the first book in a trilogy by Hough. It was dedicated to President Theodore Roosevelt. "Real arguments and inside deals are revealed as the President is pressured to secure settlement of people that will assure US claim to these lands on the north and south borders. The story of the Oregon trail migrations is vivid. Foreign alliances are shown as having important powers. This is a good way to learn history." Public review. ; 8vo ; 402 pp pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- E Ridge fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9345
- Title
- 54-40 OR FIGHT
- Author
- Emerson, Hough
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Bobbs-Merrill
- Date Published
- 1909
- Keywords
- Fiction, Historical - Fiction, Pacific North West - Fiction, President Polk, President Roosevelt, U.S. expansion
- Bookseller catalogs
- History: United States; Fiction: Mysteries/Thrillers & General; Exploration, Geography & Maps;
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