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Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Quarto, hardcover, fine in near fine (lightly edgeworn) pictorial dj. Giftable. Evansville, Indiana. (at the bend in the Ohio river) Documents some of the change in Evansvillew's fascinating history. Contains old black and white phoitos of prominent locations. They date back 100 years or more; a return to these locations where new photos in color were shot; in some instances the original view was obscured by tres or new buildings wher angle had to be changed. The Evansville Courier Company sponsored this book for its 150th anniversary in 1995. Includes libraries, community center/railroad depot at 8th and Main (built in 1903-04), museums, homes, offices, buildings, sit4s, intersections, landscapes. 112 pp. Steve Mellon (illustratore).…

First edition of the complete record of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, from the Civil War through Vietnam. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, signed by 30 recipients of the Medal of Honor on the half-title page and opposite the half-title including Joe Foss, Donald Rudolph, Robert E. Simanek, John F. Baker, Jr., Ray Davis, Francis S. Currey, Charles A. MacGillivary, James R. Hendrix, William Charette, Rodolfo P. Hernández, Joseph C. Rodriguez, Harvey C. Barnum, Jr., and Roger Donlon. Accompanied by 10 additional postcards signed by honorees including Lee Mize, William Westmoreland, Roy Benavidez, and others, as well as a greeting card signed by Rodolfo P. Hernández. Very good in a good dust jacket. A unique collection. The Medal of Honor was established by the Congress of the United States in 1861 as a means of recognizing members of the armed services who displayed "gallantry in actions, and other soldier-like qualities." It was the only such medal at the time and with broad interpretation of the criteria, awards were approved for a variety of endeavours. By the year 1916, a total of 2,625 awards had been approved. …