The peace manual: or, war and its remedies
Boston: American Peace Society, 1847. First edition, 24mo (approx. 5½" x 3½"), pp. 252; removed from binding; title page a little soiled, textblock cocked but clean and sound. A protest against the Mexican-American War. George C. Beckwith (1800-1870) was a congregational minister who was corresponding secretary of the American Peace Society for thirty-three years. He also edited its magazine The Advocate of Peace, and wrote the appeals issued in its name, in favor of peace congresses and the arbitration of international disputes. Sabin 4262. Item #58267
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