George Bancroft letters, 1864.

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George Bancroft letters, 1864.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37434932

Summary: Collection consists of three 1864 letters to an unknown recipient from George Bancroft. The letters regard the planting and growth of pear trees in Rhode Island.

.1 linear feet.

Museum of New Mexico Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7393156

Museum of New Mexico Library

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Bancroft, George, 1800-1891

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George Bancroft was an American historian and statesman, and an active promoter of secondary education both in his home state and at the national level. As U. S. Secretary of the Navy under James K. Polk, Bancroft established the Naval Academy at Annapolis and later served as U.S. Minister to Great Britain (1846-1849), Prussia (1867-1871), and the German Empire (1871-1874). He is best remembered however for his 10-volume History of the United States, a work which fellow historian Leop...