THE NORTH CAROLINA BOOKLET. Vol. I, No. 5. September 10, 1901. THE LEGEND OF BETSY DOWDY. An Historical Tradition of the Battle of Great Bridge
by Creecy, R[ichard] B[enbury]
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About This Item
Raleigh, [N.C.]: Capital Printing Co., 1901. Subtitle on cover reads: "Great Events in North Carolina History." 7 pages. Original printed wraps. [17.4 cm.] Small stamp of Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., on front cover. Clean separation along spine below lower staple (about three centimeters deep), else a nice copy. FIRST EDITION. Betsy Dowdy was a teen who reputedly rode over fifty miles one cold night in December, 1775, to alert local patriot militia that they were needed to resist British advances near Norfolk, Virginia. The volunteers missed the fight at Great Bridge, dubbed the second battle of Bunker Hill, but Dowdy's gallantry was long celebrated.
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- Bookseller
- Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000374
- Title
- THE NORTH CAROLINA BOOKLET. Vol. I, No. 5. September 10, 1901. THE LEGEND OF BETSY DOWDY. An Historical Tradition of the Battle of Great Bridge
- Author
- Creecy, R[ichard] B[enbury]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Capital Printing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Raleigh
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- women revolutionary war
- Bookseller catalogs
- NORTH CAROLINA; WOMEN; REVOLUTIONARY WAR;
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Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
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Durham, North Carolina
About Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
An online shop focusing on Americana, particularly books pertaining to the South, and offering rare, scholarly, and antique books on a variety of other subjects. Proprietor David J. Eilenberger worked for over five years at respected firms in the A.B.A.A. before establishing the company in 2010. In addition to books, we are interested in acquiring broadsides, ephemera, 19th-century photographs, and manuscripts. Member Independent Online Booksellers Association since 2017.
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