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Sunk the Merrimac in Cuba-Awarded the Medal of Honor
Choice Association Copy
HOBSON, Richmond P. (1870-1937). American Naval Officer, he sunk the Merrimac in Santiago Harbor in an effort to bottle up the Spanish fleet (1898). He was taken prisoner. Great hero of the Spanish-American War. He is recognized for one of the greatest heroic acts in American Military History. In 1933, Congress awarded him the Medal of Honor. His scarce book: “Alcohol And The Human Race.” Fleming H. Revell, 1919. Two hundred-five pages. Inscribed, signed and dated on the front free endpaper: “To E.H. Cherrington-Friendship Tribute- Richmond P. Hobson- April 17-19-” E.H. Cherrington studied the use of alcohol including that of the Indians. He authored “The Evolution of Prohibition in the U.S.” (1920) and “Standard Encyclopedia of the Alcohol Problem.” (1925). Spine lightly tanned with a small blank label affixed. Light browning to endpapers otherwise a good copy. Quite scarce to be found signed...........................$275.00
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