Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) An elementary course in civil engineering for the use of the cadets of the United States Military Academy
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01243 Author/Creator: Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Book signed Date: 1838 Pagination: 308 p. ; 32.5 x 14.5 cm. Order a Copy
Signed by Sherman on the first fly leaf, "Sherman/West Point N.Y./Sept 1st/39." Class book for cadets written by D.H. Mahan, a professor of military and civil engineering at the Academy. Printed by Wiley and Putnam, New York. With doodles and a joke, "Cadet Sherman has permission to go just where he pleases," written in pencil on the dedication page. With bookplate from the library of John Sherman. Fold out diagrams at the end.
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