Ballentine, George; Goetzmann, William H.

Autobiography of an English Soldier in the United States Army (The Lakeside Classics, Vol. 84)

Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1986. First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine / No Jacket. Item #2306270

First thus. A fine copy.

LXXXIV, 354 pp. "The text is the autobiography of George Ballentine, a Soctsman, who emigrates to America expecting to use his skill as a weaver. Unable to find work in New York City, he enlists in the United States Army and in less than two years becomes part of General Winfield Scott's invasion force that lands at Vera Cruz and fights its way to the Mexican capital and war's end."--publisher's preface

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