James Davis

History of Memphis. a Compilation of the Most Important Documents and Historical Events Connected with the Purchase of Its Territory, Laying off of Th James Davis

Publisher Marketing: Title: History of Memphis. The history of the city of Memphis, being a compilation of the most important documents and historical events connected with the purchase of its territory, laying off of the city and early settlement. Also, the "Old Times Papers," being a series of reminiscences and local stories, written by the author, and published in the Daily Appeal over the signature of "Old Times," corrected, revised and enlarged, with other important matters pertaining to the same, never heretofore published, and, beyond the author, but partially known. [With portraits.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Davis, James; 1873. 320 p.; 8 . 10413.ee.7. Contributor Bio:  Davis, James James Davis is Lecturer in Medieval History in the School of History and Anthropology at Queen's University Belfast.