AN AMERICAN CORRESPONDENT VIEWS OUR SOUTHERN NEIGHBORS. (Promotional brochure).
by (Sawders, Major James C.)
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- very good
- Condition
- Very good
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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New York: The Pond Bureau, (1932).. (1932).. Very good. - An illustrated 4-page brochure printed in black & red on cream-colored paper, 11 inches high by 8 inches wide. There is a short tear to the top edge of each page & a tiny chip to each front edge. Very good. <p>Major James C. Sawders [d. 1960] served in the U.S. Army in World War I and World War II as a chemical engineer, retiring in 1946. After his retirement he began traveling extensively to the Caribbean and to Central and South America, often as a freelance correspondent and photographer. This brochure promotes a series of lectures on his travels for the 1932-33 season sponsored by the James B. Pond Bureau. The lectures are on the West Indies, Mexico, the Rio Grande to Panama, and with the Marines in Nicaragua [Sawder accompanied a Marine expeditionary force during the American occupation of Nicaragua]. Included are a bio and portraits of Sawder as well as reproductions of photos he took during his travels.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34986
- Title
- AN AMERICAN CORRESPONDENT VIEWS OUR SOUTHERN NEIGHBORS. (Promotional brochure).
- Author
- (Sawders, Major James C.)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Publisher
- New York: The Pond Bureau, (1932).
- Date Published
- (1932).
- Keywords
- TRAVEL; ILLUSTRATED BROCHURE; LECTURE TOUR; AN AMERICAN CORRESPONDENT VIEWS OUR SOUTHERN NEIGHBORS; THE POND BUREAU; RETIRED ARMY OFFICER; MAJOR JAMES C. SAWDERS; FREELANCE CORRESPONDENT; FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER; CARIBBEAN; WEST INDIES; PANAMA; CENTRAL AME
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.