FOLLIES OF THE POSITIVE PHILOSOPHERS: Address to the University Normal School of North Carolina, delivered at Chapel Hill, June 26, 1878.
Raleigh, NC: John Nichols, Book and Job Printer, 1878. First edition. 8vo. 25 pp. Errata slip affixed to blank margin of final page. In the end, an appeal to resuscitate the state’s educational systems that had been “destroyed” by the war. Clingman (1812-1897), a native of Yadkin County, served in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1843-1845 and 1847-1858, and the U.S. Senate, 1858-1861, and commanded a brigade of North Carolina regiments during the Civil War. Thornton 2395. Original printed purple wrappers (a little chipped around the edges). Library of Congress small perforation on title page and duplicate stamp and U.N.C. exchange stamp, else very good. Item #67215
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