Hardtack and Coffee; or, The Unwritten Story of Army Life
by Billings, John D. Illustrated By Charles W. Reed
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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Synopsis
Hard Tack and Coffee: The Unwritten Story of Army Life is a memoir by John D. Billings. Billings was a veteran of the 10th Massachusetts Volunteer Artillery Battery in the American Civil War. Originally published in 1888, Hard Tack and Coffee quickly became a best seller, and is now considered one of the most important books written by a Civil War veteran.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 046735
- Title
- Hardtack and Coffee; or, The Unwritten Story of Army Life
- Author
- Billings, John D. Illustrated By Charles W. Reed
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George M. Smith & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1887
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- CIVIL WAR MEMOIR SOLDIER LIFE FIELD MILITARY HISTORY
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History and Biography; World History, World Wars and Militaria;
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