A Brilliant National Record. General Taylor’s Life, Battles, and Despatches, with the Only Correct Portrait yet Published; including Highly Important Letters, from the President of the United States, the War Department, Secretary Marcy, General Taylor, General Scott, Commodore Perry, and the Mexican Authorities. Accounts of the Glorious Battles of Palo Alto, Resaca de Palma, Monterey, Buena Vista, Vera Cruz, and San Juan D’Ulloa. Compiled from Authentic Sources. Illustrated by Plans of the Cities, Maps of the Battle Grounds, and Portraits of the Principal Generals (FIRST PRINTING IN ORIGINAL WRAPS)
Philadelphia: T.C. Clarke, 1847. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 6 3/8 X 10 Inches. 70 PP. Well-documented account of General Zachary Taylor's campaigns in Palo Alto and Buena Vista (among others). A rare publication printed at the height of Taylor's military popularity and one of the publications that spread..... More