The Gold Fields of St. Domingo; With a Description of the Agricultural, Commercial and Other Advantages of Dominica
by [Santa Domingo] Courtney, W.S
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- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
New York: Anson P. Norton, 1860. 12mo, wraps, 144 pp. Very Good. An uncommon pro-annexation title on the gold fields of what is now Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Courtney was commissioned by the editor of the New York Herald to write a pro-annexation treatise. He described the island as a virginal paradise ready for U.S. husbanding and fertilization. The outbreak of the Civil War a year later left these efforts to annex nearly impossible, and Courtney and similar advocates' ambitions were blocked. Spain reannexed Santo Domingo in 1861. A very good minus copy in original wraps with light general wear and some chips to wraps.
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- Auger Down Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CAT0182
- Title
- The Gold Fields of St. Domingo; With a Description of the Agricultural, Commercial and Other Advantages of Dominica
- Author
- [Santa Domingo] Courtney, W.S
- Format/Binding
- 12mo, wraps, 144 pp
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Anson P. Norton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1860
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...