George Horatio Derby was a soldier, cartographer,
humorist, engineer, and practical joker.
He surveyed the Sacramento Valley, the Tulare Valley, San Diego Harbor, the mouth of the Colorado River. His humor concepts were used and
"expanded" by Mark Twain.
He knew and interacted with General Winfield Scott,Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and William Tecumseh Sherman. He was a classmate of George Pickett, George McClellan, and Stonewall Jackson.
Détails
- Date de publication
- Aug 2, 2009
- Langue
- English
- Catégorie
- Histoire
- Copyright
- Tous droits réservés - Licence de copyright standard
- Contributeurs
- Par (auteur): Richard Paskowitz
Caractéristiques
- Pages
- 89
- Type de reliure
- Livre à couverture rigide Couverture en lin
- Couleur de l’intérieur
- Noir & Blanc
- Dimensions
- Roman (6 x 9 po / 152 x 229 mm)