by Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer
Book Description: August M. Kelly Publishers, New York, 1968. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, REPRINT 1968, Green Cloth with gilt title to cover, gilt title over red to spine, (Originally published 1907),
Book Condition: Very Good, covers rubbed with very small blemishes, corners gently bumped, light shelfwear, internally clean and free of marks, No dust jacket,
Contents of Volume II: Chapter XIII. After the War, XIV. Entering the Northwest, XV. The Northern Pacific Railroad, XVI. Bond Selling, XVII. The Banana Belt, XVIII. The Panic of 1873, XIX. Personal Characteristics, XX. Recuperation of Last Years, Index, 590 pages. (This write up is for Volume II).
About the Author: Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer (born Cambria Station, Chester County, Pennsylvania, October 5, 1868, died December 8th, 1936, Philadelphia, age 68) was an American biographer and historical writer. He was educated at the University of Pennsylvania (Ph. D., 1893) and at German universities. For a number of years he was engaged in newspaper work and magazine writing; he edited the American Crisis Biographies and in 1908 and 1912 directed historical pageants at Philadelphia. His wife, Winona McBride Oberholtzer, was the sister of publisher Robert M. McBride.
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