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146pp. With the bookplate of William Eleroy Curtis (1850 - 1911), an American traveling correspondent for two Chicago newspapers, The Inter-Ocean and the Record Herald. He accompanied General George Custer on a campaign against the Sioux Indians and covered the "Coushatta Massacre" in Louisiana. However it is for his travels and many books on Latin American countries for which he is best known. He was appointed Chief of the Latin American Department of the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893, which was the first World's Fair held in Chicago. *** The book of poetry by Longfellow concerns the Greek gods, the upstart Prometheus who famously brought fire to mankind. Condition: About Good, with some wear to the head & tail of spine. Hinges cracked.
Ref: POEMUS 8256
$65.00