Recollections Of A Busy Life is a memoir written by Horace Greeley, a prominent American journalist and newspaper editor who lived from 1811 to 1872. In this book, Greeley recounts his life story, including his upbringing on a farm in New Hampshire, his early career as a printer's apprentice, and his rise to fame as the editor of the New York Tribune.Throughout the book, Greeley provides insights into the political and social issues of his time, including the abolitionist movement, the Civil War, and the Reconstruction era. ...
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Recollections Of A Busy Life is a memoir written by Horace Greeley, a prominent American journalist and newspaper editor who lived from 1811 to 1872. In this book, Greeley recounts his life story, including his upbringing on a farm in New Hampshire, his early career as a printer's apprentice, and his rise to fame as the editor of the New York Tribune.Throughout the book, Greeley provides insights into the political and social issues of his time, including the abolitionist movement, the Civil War, and the Reconstruction era. He also shares his experiences traveling to Europe and meeting with influential figures such as Karl Marx and Charles Dickens.In addition to his professional accomplishments, Greeley also discusses his personal life, including his marriage and family, as well as his struggles with depression and financial difficulties.Overall, Recollections Of A Busy Life is a fascinating and informative account of one man's journey through the tumultuous times of 19th century America, as well as a valuable historical document that sheds light on the important issues of the era.This Is A New Release Of The Original 1869 Edition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Good. No dust jacket. Overall good condition but does have age related spots and wear, top and bottom of spine, cover ends, etc. It has previous owner signature and a stamp on inside front cover (interesting in itself, looks old). Taking everything... This is the 1868 version with dark green cloth on board with gilt lettering on spine and gilt design on front. Taking everything into account, nice copy.
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Very good. 2 Volume set, complete. Ex-Library. Text is clean, binding is strong. Very nice black cloth covers with bold silver lettering. B & W frontispiece in Vol 1. Very nice, clean set. 1971 reprint of the 1873 edition. **NO International shipping (outside of the USA) and NO Expedited shipping available for this large, heavy book. **
