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JACKSON, HENRY. Berachah: A Discourse Pronounced in the Central Baptist Church, Newport, R.I. , July 4th 1852. By Henry Jackson.
Newport, RI: Cranston & Norman, 1852. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed tan wrappers. The front wrap is detached. The wraps are soiled & slightly darkened around the edges with staining to the top inner corner of the front wrap. 22 pages. The contents are very good. First edition.An Independence Day address on the American Revolution in which Jackson compares the supernatural victory of Jehosaphat, ruler of Judea, over the armies of Arabia Petrae to the American victory over the British. Assembling in a valley to give thanks to God, Jehosaphat and his men named the valley "Berachah"--Hebrew and Arabic for "One Who Is Blessed". ["Berachah" is the origin of the name of Barack Obama].Scarce.
Offered for US$ 35.00 by: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. - Book number: 17589
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