Buy this book on-line Anonymous : Steel Engraving Portrait. "Benjamin Franklin Tracy"
Engraving, circa 1900s (4 1/4 x 6 inch) of Benjamin F. Tracy (1830-1915), in civilian clothing, from New York. Was a lawyer and early organizer of the Republican Party he joined the Civil War in 1863 and was in the Army of the Potomac and in the Battle of the Wilderness won the Medal of Honor. He was made a General before retiring. After the war he returned to the field of law and became U.S. district attorney for the Eastern District of New York. He was famous for cracking down on the whiskey trade taxes and created a new tax code. Defended Beecher against Tilton in 1875, and decided the famous "Elevated Railroad Case" while a judge. He served Under President Harrison as Navy Secretary and played a role in the reorganization of the modern navy and was a early advocate of the civil service reform.. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Anonymous : Steel Engraving Portrait. "Benjamin Franklin Tracy". Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including atlases, used books, livres illustrées, libri antichi and livres rares. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |