There Was Once a Slave - Frederick Douglass

There Was Once a Slave

Shirley Graham

The story of Frederick Douglass

Julian Messner, 1947. Hard cover, no dust jacket, 5-1/2 x 8 inches, 310 pages.

Ex-library, with discard stamps. Pocket has been removed form inside front. Pages 299-300 and 301-302 have been torn and taped, but text is still readable. Marks across library name on all three page edges. Binding is slightly loose.

Under 2 lbs.
Circa: 1947
Condition: Used
Size: 5-1/2 x 8 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Julian Messner
Author: Shirley Graham
Pages: 310  

Clara Barton of the Red Cross

The Story of Clara Barton of the Red Cross

Jeannette Covert Nolan, illustrated by w. C. Nims

Julian Messner, New York, 1945, 6th printing. Hard cover, deckled edges, no dust jacket, 6 x 8-1/2 inches, 281 pages.

Ex-library, with pocket inside front. Book edges and spine are taped. There is tape staining along the edges of the front and back free fly. Some spots throughout. Good for reading.

Under 2 lbs.
Circa: 1945
Condition: Used
Size: 6 x 8-1/2 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Julian Messner
Author: Jeannette Covert Nolan, illustrated by w. C. Nims
Edition: 6
Pages: 281  

Stonewall Jackson - Valient Virginian

The Valiant Virginian, Stonewall Jackson

Felix Sutton

During the troubled time of the Civil War, the name Stonewall Jackson stirred hope in the South and fear in the North. Within days, Jackson became the fighting symbol of the southern cause. Wherever he led, victory followed; when he died, the hopes of a Southern victory died with him.

Julian Messner, 1961. Hard cover, dust jacket in mylar, 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches, 192 pages.

Ex-library, with pocket moved from...
Circa: 1961
Condition: Used
Size: 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Julian Messner
Author: Felix Sutton
Pages: 192  

Jefferson Davis - President of Confederacy

President of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis

Margaret Green,

To most Americans the name of Jefferson Davis is linked with the defeat of the South in the Civil War. But history shows him to have been a man who served his country with honor and success as a soldier, congressman, secretary of War and senator. He struggled to reconcile the interests of the South with those of the rest of the country. Only when all else failed did he attempt to forge a new nation from the eleven...
Circa: 1963
Condition: Used
Size: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Julian Messner
Author: Margaret Green
Pages: 191  

Galileo

Galileo - First Observer of Marvelous Things

Elma Ehrlich Levinger

Although not eveything is known for sure about Galileo, the author has set down the facts which seemed most reasonable. She has devised dialogue to have the scientist and his family speak in character. And she has kept the story short and interesting.

Julian Messner, 1956. Hard library cover, 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches, 180 pages.

Ex-library with pocket inside the back, and other library marks. No...
Circa: 1956
Condition: Used
Size: 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Julian Messner
Author: Elma Ehrlich Levinger
Pages: 180