Foote, Andrew H. (Andrew Hull) (1806-1863) Africa and the American Flag. By Commander Andrew H. Foote. U.S. Navy, Lieutenant commanding U.S. Brig. Perry on the Coast of Africa, A.D. 1850-1851.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05675 Author/Creator: Foote, Andrew H. (Andrew Hull) (1806-1863) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Book Date: 1854 Pagination: 1 v. : 408 p. : ill. ; 20.8 x 13 cm. Order a Copy
Signed by Rear Admiral Semmes on the inner front cover. 390 pages of text followed by 18 pages of advertisements. Includes lithographs as illustration. Published by D. Appleton & Co. Discusses Western European and American interests in the African coast.
Foote, an abolitionist, served as an admiral in the United States Navy during the Civil War. Before the war, he commanded the USS Perry, and was active in suppressing the slave trade off of the American Coast.
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