2144. Sweetser, Kate Dickinson. Ten American Girls From History. Harper & Brothers. 1917. 1st.
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2144. Sweetser, Kate Dickinson. Ten American Girls From History. Harper & Brothers. 1917. 1st.
- Sweetser, Kate Dickinson. Ten American Girls From History. Harper & Brothers. 1917. 1st. edition. 299p. Decorated stiff wraps. Ten American Girls from History are brought back to life in this classical and a rare book, one that has been considered important throughout the years. Included are Pocahontas: the Indian girl of the Virginia forest.–Dorothy Quincy: the girl of colonial days who heard the first gun fired for independence.–Molly Pitcher: the brave gunner of the Battle of Monmouth.–Elizabeth Van Lew: the girl who risked all that slavery might be abolished and the union preserved.–Ida Lewis: the girl who kept Lime Rock burning; a heroic life-saver.–Clara Barton: “The angel of the battlefields.”–Virginia Reed: midnight heroine of the plains in pioneer days of America.–Louisa M. Alcott: author of “Little women.”–Clara Morris: the girl who won fame as an actress.–Anna Dickinson: the girl orator. Nice decorative wraps, edge and corner wear, hinges weakening, contents clean and tight. Has been an important account over the years. (VG-). $22.