About this title: . NOTE. THE incidents of this story are chiefly facts. This is specially true of those things that may to some readers appear forced or exaggerated. The facts, however, do not all belong to any one place, nor to the experience of any one per son. The people who live in Bluffton will doubtless recognize some touches of local scenery but, if they ...
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Description: New. 256 pages. New. 2008. Reprinted from 1878 edition. The title of the book, on the cover, is in gold lettering. As this is a reprint of a very old book, it may possibly have occasional imperfections. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: George H. Ellis,, Boston
Date Published: 1887
Description: 1887. VG olive green cloth with gilt on cover and spine. 248 pgs. Nostalgic look at the river town of Bluffton, which although is fictitious, is based on author's own observations of a similar town that he assures some readers will recognize. The days of steamers and the advent of the Great Central Railroad. Very clean tight copy in like cloth that shows very little wear. Corners are tight and cloth/gilt are bright. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Unknown
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781406723991ISBN:1406723991
Description: New. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and... read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Lee and Shepard; New York: Charles T. Dillingham, Boston
Date Published: 1878
Description: Somewhat rubbed and soiled, with a few stains; a very good copy. 8vo, original terra-cotta cloth, gilt lettering. A young minister moves from the East to a Mississippi river town and proceeds to fall in love with the daughter of a judge on the scent for heresies. Something of a hybrid anticipation of Life on the Mississippi and Theron Ware, Bluffton includes descriptions of steam-boating: "But, above all the noise of the crowd, one sound caught and fixed the attention of Mark: it was the ... read more
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