The Growth of a Nation, the United States of America (J. Frank Dobie's Copy, with 1ALS Letter from Publisher to Dobie)
New York; (1928): Row, Peterson & Company. First Edition. Octavo. Item #031565
xi [I], 687, xxxvi pp. illustrated by Dorothy Handsaker in color and in black and white, with maps. Dorothy Sloan's copy had bumped corners and lacked the publisher's letter to Dobie. This copy has Dobie's ownership signature on the front fly leaf and the following letter to Dobie from the publisher on their letterhead: "Mr. J. Frank Dobie, Austin, Texas. Dear Sir, You may know someone who is interested in the enclosed form letter we are sending out. If so, will you please hand it to them? No doubt you heard that 'the Growth of a Nation' was adopted for Texas a few weeks ago. We are certainly indebted to you for the assistance you gave us. That Dallas News review made a favorable impression all over Texas. With best wishes, I am, very cordially yours, Paul W. Barnett, Texas Representative, Row, Peterson and Co." Dobie's review calls this textbook "the first history of the United States in which that part of the country west of the Mississippi.....has been equally recognized as constituting an important part of this Nation." It pleased Dobie that this history included the importance of the Chisholm Trail, Circuit Riding Preachers, cowboys, packers, and rangers as well as the social and economic causes of the Mexican War. A remarkable item that without Dobie might not have been the textbook for a generation of Texans. Bound in dark blue cloth lettered and decorated in orange, spine lettering orange, with the Dallas Morning News book review clipping mounted to endpapers of Dobie's review. A very nice copy.
Price: $250.00