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The gentleman and the tiger;: The autobiography of George B. McClellan, Jr
Autobiography. First edition stated. Black cloth covers lightly rubbed, corners and spine ends bumped. Dust jacket rubbed and sunned, considerable edge wear with small chips at the top of the spine panel. Interior clean and tight.
375 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1956
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June 15, 2025
Awesome reflections on NYC in the 1900s when it was switching from gas street lamps to electric, opening the subway, and giving policeman the job of directing traffic on streets that were filling up with cars rather than horses. The author has a simple and excellent writing style, himself as interesting a character as the city. He fought debilitating asthma to become a mountain climber, crossed the ocean over 50 times, served as the youngest congressman of his time, was NYC mayor, Princeton professor, comically inept newspaperman, and got an officers commission at 55 years old to serve in WW1.
Strongly recommend to anyone interested in old NYC, Tammany Hall, or the 1890-1910s period. Even WW1 if you skip to the last few chapters.
Strongly recommend to anyone interested in old NYC, Tammany Hall, or the 1890-1910s period. Even WW1 if you skip to the last few chapters.
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