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<B>General William Mahone's <I>Engineers' and Mechanics' Pocket-Book</B></I></B></I> <B>Used on the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad</B></I> General William Mahone was an accomplished engineer before the Civil War and had risen to the position of Superintendent of the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad. This engineering manual was the personal property of William Mahone and bears penciled calculations along with the inscription 'W. Mahone of Virginia' at the front of the book. Charles H. Haswell, Chief Engineer of the United States Navy, authored the <I>Engineers' and Mechanics' Pocket-Book.</B></I> This edition was published by Harper and Brothers of 82 Cliff Street, New York and is dated 1848, just after Mahone graduated from the Virginia Military Institute. Mahone engineered at several railroads before becoming the Superintendent at the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad, later casting his lot with the Confederacy.<BR><BR>The red leather book has the clasp intact and has only a 1½” split at the bottom of the spine. The upper spine is stamped 'Haswell' in gold. This is an excellent Mahone item that dates to his early, pre-war career as an engineer building and running railroads in Petersburg, a manual he undoubtedly cherished and kept with him and used extensively through the Civil War and throughout the remainder of his life. Indeed, Mahone returned to the railroad industry becoming president of the Norfolk and Western before being elected to the United States Senate from Virginia.<BR><BR><B>Provenance:</B></I> The Don Tharpe Collection of American Military History *****<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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