Random Notes and Recollections: A Collection of Articles and Papers Relating to Father and Myself and Intended for Those of Another Generation

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First edition. 8vo. v, 102 pp. Cather Birmingham Bound, 25: "Chronicles a family which has been part of the [life] pf Birmingham for over a hundred years, [serving] as a symbol for all the books about many families who have contributed to the city for five or six generations . rare, the edition must have been severely limited." The elder Shook joined the Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company in 1865 and stayed with it for more than 30 years, supervising its move from Tracy City, Tennessee, to Birmingham, along the way; included here are reprints of the elder Shook's "valuable notes on the firm's early history from its organization in 1852." OCLC locates two copies (Birmingham/Jefferson County Public, Ala.). Very good. Original gilt- stamped burgundy reverse sheep (edges rubbed, spine ends and corners bumped). (8987).

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Random Notes and Recollections: A Collection of Articles and Papers Relating to Father and Myself and Intended for Those of Another Generation

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(Privately printed for the author), Birmingham, AL

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1938

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