WAR ON THE DETROIT The Chronicles of Thomas Vercheres de Boucherville and THE CAPITULATION by an Ohio Volunteer Edited by Milo Milton Quaife.

First edition thus, the Lakeside Classics edition, published not for sale but for Lakeside Press to distribute for Christmas gifts. These are the first reprints, and the first combined edition, of two very rare early 19th century publications. With frontispiece from a contemporary painting, two maps, one of which is fold-out, facsimile titlepage to "Capitulation". 12mo, in the original maroon cloth, the upper cover with Lakeside Press emblem in gilt within gilt boarder, spine gilt ruled and lettered, t.e.g. vvii, 347 pp. A fine copy, internally pristine, spotless and appearing completely unused, the binding strong with firm hinges, the cloth clean and bright with just a few hard-to-see spots and a touch of mellowing to the gilt at the foot of the spine.

Edizione: the special lakeside press edition of two works on the capture of detroit during the war of 1812. the editor apologizes for the choice of a militarily book for 1940s choice, it having already been made prior to the collapse of france to the nazis.<br> boucher de boucherville served as a volunteer on the detroit frontier and saw action under major-general isaac brock*. for his service at the capture of detroit he was awarded a medal and clasp. de boucherville's chronicles provide a firsthand account of the both the fighting and the dealmaking and that took place between the british/canadian, american, and native american forces in the region.<br> the "ohio volunteer" is largely assumed to be james foster. the capitulation is a history of the expedition conducted by william hull, brigadier-general of the northwestern army. hull's failures as a military leader are infamous, and let major general isaac brock and shawnee leader tecumseh, successfully besiege and capture fort detroit from the americans.