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An Immigrant's Two Worlds; A Biography of Hjalmar Edgren
by Emory Lindquist (AUTHRO SIGNED)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0910184232
- ISBN 13
- 9780910184236
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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NZ$30.31NZ$21.22
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About This Item
Rock Island, IL: Augustana Historical Society, 1972 Augustana Historical Society, Rock Island, IL. 1972. Hardcover. First Edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Augustana Historical Scoiety Publication No. 23. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a gift inscription on the FFFP dated 1972. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight head and tail wear from shelving. No DJ. Green cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and the front board. 97 pp 8vo. Hjalmar came to America from Sweden after completing his basic education to join the Union Army in the Civil War and actually saw the battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac. Illness forced his resignation from the Army in 1863. He then became a graduate student and teacher at Yale and later professor and dean at the U of Nebraska, a translator Sanskrit and American literature and a poet. For intermittent periods, he was a teacher at Lund University in Sweden and a professor at Goteborg University. His dual loyalty enriched not only his life but also both nations. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007040
- Title
- An Immigrant's Two Worlds; A Biography of Hjalmar Edgren
- Author
- Emory Lindquist (AUTHRO SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0910184232
- ISBN 13
- 9780910184236
- Publisher
- Augustana Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- Rock Island, IL
- Date Published
- 1972
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Yale University, Lund University, Goetborg University, Civil War, Monitor and the Merrimac, poet, sanskrit, American literature, Sweden, Swedish Immigrant, University of Nebraska,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biographies; Civil War;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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