Conquest and conscience: The 1840's

by Robert Sobel

Hard Cover; Near Mint; NEAR MINT brown leatherette binding, in original publisher slipcase, no wear. Brown endpapers, 330pp., illus., deckel edges. The exciting 1840's in US History. Internally clean. A NEAR MINT Copy.

330 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1971

About the author

Robert Sobel was an American professor of history at Hofstra University, and a well-known and prolific writer of business histories. He was also a chess Master, who represented the United States at the 1957 and 1958 Student chess Olympiads; he defeated thirteen-year-old future World Champion Bobby Fischer at Montreal 1956.

Despite his prolific writings in business history, he is most famous for his single novel, For Want of a Nail, an alternate history of the United States.