(FLORIDA) [Smith William Wragg] Sketch of the Seminole War a

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(FLORIDA.) [Smith, William Wragg.] Sketch of the Seminole War, and Sketches during a Campaign. [1], iv, [1], 311, [1] pages. 12mo, modern buckram, front board tinted; moderate dampstaining and foxing; undated publisher's ad leaf facing title (not called for in bibliographies); early inscription on title page, embossed and inked library stamps on title (with erasure damage) and page 23. Charleston, SC, 1836

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Tells the story of the early battles of the Second Seminole War through May 1836, but also includes extensive natural history observations. William Wragg Smith (1808-1875), generally credited as the author, was a young Charleston plantation owner who served as a militia lieutenant in the war. Includes a Seminole vocabulary. Field 1418; Howes S284 ("aa"); Pilling, Muskhogean page 83; Sabin 81536.