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Life As It Is; or, Matters and Things in General; Containing amongst Other Things, Historical Sketches of the Exploration and First Settlement of the State of Tennessee; Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants; Their Wars with the Indians; Battle of King's Mountain; History of the Harps, (Two Noted Murderers;) a Satirical Burlesque upon the Practice of Electioneering; Legislative, Judicial, and Ecclesiastical Incidents; Descriptions of Natural Curiosities; a Collection of Anecdotes, &c by Breazeale, J.W.M - 1842
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Life As It Is; or, Matters and Things in General; Containing amongst Other Things, Historical Sketches of the Exploration and First Settlement of the State of Tennessee; Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants; Their Wars with the Indians; Battle of King's Mountain; History of the Harps, (Two Noted Murderers;) a Satirical Burlesque upon the Practice of Electioneering; Legislative, Judicial, and Ecclesiastical Incidents; Descriptions of Natural Curiosities; a Collection of Anecdotes, &c
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Knoxville, (TN): Printed by James Williams, 1842. First edition. Small 8vo. 256 pp. Ownership signature Frank M. Fulkerson / Rogersville, Tenn" on front endpaper; Fulkerson, a native of Virginia, moved with his family to Tennessee as a boy, served as an ordinance sergeant with the 4th Tennessee in Mexico, read law and practiced in Tazewell and Rogersville, and served in the Tennessee legislature, in addition to managing his plantation and various businesses. Howes B-741 ("aa"). Sabin 7651. American Imprints 42-718. Allen Imprints 1850. Allen Some Tennessee Rarities 39. Horn Twenty Tennessee Books 9: "Succinct and graphic sketch of the history of Tennessee to the time of its writing. a particularly entertaining and enlightening account of all phases of day-by-day life of the early pioneers of the state. Chiefly known and valued for its detailed story of the almost incredibly atrocious depredations of the noted outlaws, Micajah and Wiley Harp, who terrorized the dwellers in the early settlements and the travelers on the Natchez Trace and other lonesome roads." Streeter sale 1670 ($800). Old historical society stamp on title page, shadow of label removal at base of spine, some light foxing, one leaf damaged in printing and binding (affecting several words), else a very good copy in its original state. Original cloth-backed plain boards, printed paper spine label. (5837.
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Life As It Is: Or, Matters And Things In General: Containing, Amongst Other Things, Historical Sketches Of The Exploration And First Settlement Of The State Of Tennessee
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Life as It Is: Or Matters and Things in General (The Applachian Echoes)
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Paperback / softback. New. <p>Originally published in 1842, John Will M. Breazealeâs Life as It Is is an insightfulâand at times chillingâcollection of essays on a variety of subjects relating to life in early East Tennessee. Though little is known about the author, a frontier lawyer and editor of the Tennessee Journal from 1837 to 1838, scholars of the nineteenth-century South, Tennessee historians, and even true crime buffs will find his observations of considerable interest.<br /><br />The first chapters present a history of Tennessee from its first European exploration through the stateâs admission to the Union. Later chapters highlight the stateâs unique geographic features, followed by a gruesome account of the murderous rampage of Micajah and Wiley Harp, who terrorized settlers along the line separating eastern Kentucky and Tennessee at the turn of the nineteenth century. Breazeale next…
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Life As It Is: Or, Matters And Things In General: Containing, Amongst Other Things, Historical Sketches Of The Exploration And First Settlement Of The State Of Tennessee
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LIFE AS IT IS; OR MATTERS AND THINGS IN GENERAL; Containing Amongst Other Things, Historical Sketches of the Exploration and First Settlement of the State of Tennessee; Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants; their Wars with the Indians; Battle of King's Mountain; History of the Harps. . .
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Nashville: Charles Elder, Bookseller and Publisher, 1969. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/Very Good dust jacket. 12mo. 256 pp. Facsimile; limited edition, number 96. Signed and inscribed by the publisher on the front free endpaper. A fresh clean copy in a slightly worn dust jacket.
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Life As it Is; or Matters and Things in General
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Nashville, Tennessee: Charles Elder Bookseller, Inc.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1970. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine hardcover in a Very Good+ dust jacket which has been wrapped for protection. Spine of dust jacket is sunned. Limited edition plate is attached to the front endpaper. Prior owner's name on the front pastedown. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 256 pages .
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Life as it is : or, Matters and things in general: containing, amongst other things, historical sketches of the exploration and first settlement of the state of Tennessee; manners and customs of the inhabitants; their wars with the Indians; battle of King's mountain; history of the Harps (two noted murderers); a satirical burlesque on the practice of electioneering; legislative, judicial, and ecclesiastical incidents: descriptions of natural curiosities; a collection of anecdotes, &c.,
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Unknown Binding. Fair. [FIRST EDITION] Knoxville, TN: James Williams, 1842. Hardcover in publisher's paper over boards with cloth spine-strip. 254 pages. RARE TITLE, being a collection of essays on a variety of subjects relating to life in early East Tennessee. Howes B 741-"aa". Lacks pp, 255-6 and all front and rear blank sheets. With ownerhip signature on t.p. and lengthy family history on front paste-down; t.p. is torn, dedication page lacking bottom front corner; boards are rubbed and soiled, spine cloth worn with remains of paper title label. NOT EX-LIBRARY. (froc)
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Life as it is: or Matters and Things in General: Containing Amongst Other Things Historical Sketches of the Exploration and First Settlement of the of the State of Tennessee; Manners and Customs............: The History of the Harps (Two Noted Murderers)...............
by Breazeale, J W M
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Knoxville TN: James Williams , 1842. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 256p octavo, A very good copy in the original gray boards and tan cloth spine with partial printed label. A few non-authoial gift presentations, plus a bookplate of F W Taylor jr. Laid in is a 4 page letter written in a legible hand by James W Oates of Mountain Home, Tn, addressed to Mr J F Taylor of Whitesburg Tn. in which he recounts his loose connection to the Harpes brothers murderers due to the facts that he owned the land where these murders occurred. He addotional details of executions related to the case. News clipping for 1954 concerning the Harpe murders also laid in.
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Life As it is - 1St Edition
by Breazeale, J. W. M
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James Williams, At the Office of the Post. Very Good+. 1842. Three-Quarter Leather. Very Good+ hardcover which has been rebound with new endpapers. No names. 0; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 256 pages .
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Life As it is - 1st Edition
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Knoxville TN: James Williams, At The Office of the Post. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1842. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good hardcover edition, has a previous owner's name on the front pastedown. Front hinge has cracked but has been repaired. Wear to the spine ends and corner tips. Text is foxed throughout. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 256 pages .
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