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Lot 279
Sale 759 - Selections from the Library of Gerald and Barbara Weiner
Oct 8, 2020
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WASHINGTON, Booker T. (1856-1915). Putting the Most Into Life. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., 1906.
8vo. Publisher's red cloth gilt. Provenance: Newton D. Baker, Jr. (1871-1937), lawyer, progressive Democrat politician, mayor of Cleveland from 1912-1915 (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION. Newton D. Baker was appointed Secretary of War by President Wilson in 1916. He oversaw America's military involvement in World War I creating the nationwide draft, selecting General Pershing to lead the American Expeditionary Forces, and insisting that they participate as an independent fighting partner, rather than replenishing British and French troops. A FINE ASSOCIATION COPY.