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Impromptu Speech of Governor Richard Oglesby; Written from Memory by the Late Volney W. Foster and Scrapper Halpin. By Judge Marcus Kavanagh
by Oglesby, Richard
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Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1905. Limited Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. Impromptu Speech of Governor Richard Oglesby by Judge Marcus Kavanagh, published by the Lakeside Press in 1905.. Twelvemo, [unpaginated]. Brown morocco, double gilt fillet border on covers, gilt floral design on spine. Marbled endpapers, decorative gilt turn-ins. Top edge gilt. Complete with six illustrated plates, all with tissue covers. (National Union Catalog Pre-1956 Imprints 42994). Richard J. Oglesby (1824-1899) fought in both the Mexican War and Civil War, rising to the rank of major general. In 1864, Oglesby was encouraged to run for governor of Illinois by his longtime friend Abraham Lincoln. The following year, Governor Oglesby was present at the Petersen House when Lincoln died on April 15, 1865. Oglesby served three nonconsecutive terms as governor, and he also served one term as a U.S. Senator. The town of Oglesby, Illinois is named in his honor. The preface of this book was written by the future Vice President of the United States, Charles G. Dawes.
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- Title
- Impromptu Speech of Governor Richard Oglesby; Written from Memory by the Late Volney W. Foster and Scrapper Halpin. By Judge Marcus Kavanagh
- Author
- Oglesby, Richard
- Illustrator
- Impromptu Speech of Governor Richard Oglesby by Judge Marcus Kavanagh, published by the Lakeside Press in 1905.
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Lakeside Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- first edition Charles Dawes, first edition Essays and speeches, the autobiography of Calvin Coolidge, signed book Calvin Coolidge, limited edition Calvin Coolidge, signed book Charles dawes, Vice President Charles Dawes, Portrait of an American Dawes
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