Nurse and Spy in the Union Army:. Comprising the Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields
by Edmonds, S. Emma E
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ [Textblock Very Good]. No DJ.
- Seller
-
Portland, Maine, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Hartford, CT: W. S. Williams & Co, 1865. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good+ [Textblock Very Good]. No DJ.. Second Edition. Hardcover. First edition was published in 1864 (Boston) under the title "The Female Spy of the Union Army". Noted flaws notwithstanding, a very presentable copy of this minor classic. Light shelf/edge wear, light fraying at head and tail, spine appears to have been pasted down, light sunning/toning at spine, gilt at spine toned, light foxing at preiminaires, frontispiece reinforced with book tape at verso, rear joint split (cords tight), else tight, bright and unmarred. Brown cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, frontispiece, tissueguard. 8vo. 384pp. Illus. (b/w plates).
Synopsis
Ms. Edmonds writes about the numerous battles she participated in, including Bull Run, Williamsburg, Antietam and Fredericksburg. Note: DSI, the publisher of this e-book, is granting readers the right to print excerpts of this book as well as the right to lend/give this e-book to other Glassbook Plus Reader users. Printing: Users can print up to 100 e-book pages every seven days. Students and researchers will find this feature especially useful. To print, click on the menu button in the Glassbook Reader and select the print option. Lending/Giving: We currently have two ways to lend or give a book: you can beam it to a computer if both have infrared ports, or you can send it to a computer on your network. To lend a book to someone else, go to the Library, click a book. Click the Menu button and then click Lend/Give to display the Lend/Give dialog box. Choose a loan period or click Give. To send the book over an infrared connection, click Beam. To send the book to a computer on the network, enter the computer name in the Send To box and click Send. You can either lend the book or give it away. Like a paper book, there is only ever one working copy. Once the lending period expires, you get your rights back and you can re-read the book or lend it again. Of course, if you give it away, it's gone for good (unless the recipient gives it back).
Reviews
On Oct 27 2020, a reader said:
I purchased this book at the Printers Row Litfest in 2019. This book, which was published in 1865, the last year of the Civil War, concerns a woman from Canada who fled to the U.S. to escape an arranged marriage and then enlisted in the Union Army, dressed as a man and using a male name as an alias. She got away with her deception and she actually took part in the fighting, as well as acting as an Army nurse (despite the fact that she had no training of any kind) and she also acted as a spy, dyeing her skin to look like an African American. I have read many books on the Civil War, including first person accounts, but I have never read another one like this. I recommend the book to anyone who likes to read about the Civil War.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lux Mentis, Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5577
- Title
- Nurse and Spy in the Union Army:. Comprising the Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields
- Author
- Edmonds, S. Emma E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ [Textblock Very Good]. No DJ.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- W. S. Williams & Co
- Place of Publication
- Hartford, CT
- Date Published
- 1865
- Keywords
- Military/Civil War | History, History of Ideas, Non-Fiction
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About the Seller
Lux Mentis, Booksellers
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Portland, Maine
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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