Winfield Scott; The Soldier and the Man
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1937. First Printing. Hardcover. 24 x 16.5 cm. Octavo. Red boards in dust jacket. Frontispiece and other illustrations. Front jacket flap clipped. Bit of soiling ot the jacket. Small closed tear to spine of jacket. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Item #58158
"Spanning the formative period of American history, from the Washington to the Johnson administration, the epical career of General Winfield Scott supplies a sidelight on the shifting national scene, hitherto neglected. While still in his twenties Scott became the outstanding hero of the War of 1812. He commanded the Seminole, Creek, and Black Hawk wars; he averted the threat of war over the Maine boundary dispute and calmed the furor raised by the Canadian Patriot troubles. He led the American army that took Vera Cruz in 1847, stormed the Castle of Chapultepec, captured Mexico City, and achieved the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. At the beginning of the Civil War he raised the Northern army that McClellan was to train and lead. As a Pacificator he rivaled Henry Clay, his services at the diplomatic board being hardly less useful to the country than those performed on the battle-field. He was the last Whig nominee for the Presidency. For thirty-five years he was acclaimed the nation's foremost soldier, "The Greatest Captain of the Age."
Price: $150.00