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Dewar (Daniel) Observations on the Character, Customs and
Superstitions of the Irish; and on Some of the Causes which have
Retarded the Moral and Political Improvement of Ireland, 8vo L. 1812,
First Edn., hf. title, dedit, hf. calf, marble boards, rebacked; [Prentiss
(Charles)]ed. The Life of the Late General William Eaton, Several years
an Officer in the United States of Army.. Principally Collected from his
Correspondence and other Manuscripts, 8vo Brookfield (E. Merriam
& Co.) 1813, First Edn., contemp. calf, worn. Scarce. (2) Note: William
Eaton (1764-1811) is known as America’s Lawrence of Arabia. Eaton
was a soldier and diplomat based in North Africa at the turn of the
eighteenth century, at a time when American shipping was preyed upon
by those states. In an effort to depose the hostile Dey of Tripoli Eaton led
a small band of American soldiers and mercenaries across 600 miles of
Libyan Desert and captured the important city of Derna near Tripoli. It
was the first foreign United States Military Victory. During World War
II both the Allies and Germans studied Eatons campaign while they
criss-crossed the same territory during the North African campaign.
Estimate €150 - €220
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