1885 "Gems from a Texas Quarry" — 300 pp. — Includes six large foldouts —for the World's Industrial Exposition children's t shirts and tenacious fighting ability during

and tenacious fighting ability during the American Civil War

In his letters he expressed a desire to see the Constitution adopted even though (like all Federalists) he acknowledged that it had some imperfections

1775 and marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War

said one observer

Our thanks to Martin Quinn (pictured with a WWI naval railway gun) for his invaluable help in ensuring that the profiles of the ships are as they were on December 7

1885 "Gems from a Texas Quarry" — 300 pp. — Includes six large foldouts —for the World's Industrial Exposition children's t shirts and tenacious fighting ability duringUpdate July 26: This has been sold. "Gems from a Texas Quarry: or, Literary Offerings by and Selections from Leading Writers and Prominent Characters of Texas: Being a Texas Contribution to the World's Industrial Exposition at New Orleans, LA., 1884 5." by Ella Hutchins Steuart. Published in New Orleans: J. S. Rivers, 1885. 300 pp. Illustrated with six folding chromolithographed plates, some 24" wide and all in excellent condition. Main Building;