The Louisiana Purchase and Our Title West of the Rocky Mountains, with A Review of Annexation by the United States
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1898. First edition. Hardcover. 87pp. Small quarto [26 cm] Red cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the front board. The spine and boards are moderately rubbed at the extremities. The front pastedown has a contemporary owner's name and address in pen, along with an artistic bookplate. The text block is cracked throughout, but the book is still very sturdy. Complete, with all maps and illustrations. Very good minus. Item #57702
Binger Hermann represented Oregon in the U.S. House of Representatives and served as commissioner of the General Land Office under presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. His public career came to a scandalous end, when he was indicted in the Oregon Land Frauds, although he eventually acquitted of all charges.
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