Author: [Paulding, James Kirke 1778-1860]. By the Author of 'The Dutchman's Fireside', etc.
Title: WESTWARD HO! A Tale. Harper's Library of Select Novels No XXV & XXVI
Description: New York: J & J Harper, 1832. 1st edition (Wright 2024). Green cloth with black lettering. 2 volumes. 12mo. Fair (Vol I lacks backstrip & ffep/both volumes have top 1/2" of tp excised [prior owner name removal]). A novel of a Virginia family pioneering on the Kentucky frontier. Paulding a contemporary of Irving's, known for his staunch support and defense of Jeffersonian ideals. Was appointed Van Buren's Secretary of the Navy from 1838-41. [OCAL].

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