The Library of American Biography, conducted by Jared Sparks, volume IV. Lives of Anthony Wayne and Sir Henry Vane, by Jared Sparks and John Armstrong, Harper & Brothers, NY, 1840.

Duodecimo, brown cloth covered boards with gilt lettering, 403 pages, engravings heading both sections, “School District Library No. 73” gilt embossed on spine.

General Wayne served in the American Revolutionary War

From Wikipedia: Sir Henry Vane (1613-1662, also known as the Younger) was an English politician, statesman, and Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was known for his religious tolerance — supporting the creation of Roger Williams' Rhode Island Colony and Harvard College, and defended Anne Hutchinson. After losing reelection, he returned to England, was a leading Parliamentarian during the English Civil War and worked closely with Oliver Cromwell. He played no part in the execution of King Charles I, and split with Cromwell over issues of governance and removed himself from power when Cromwell dissolved Parliament in 1653. He returned to power during the short-lived Commonwealth period in 1659–1660. His fight for government reform, a constitution along with civil and religious liberties ... led to his eventual arrest and execution under the reign of Charles II.

Anthony Wayne (1745 – 1796) was an American soldier, officer and statesman. A member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, Wayne formed a militia at the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, where his military exploits and fiery personality quickly earned him promotion to brigadier general and the nickname "Mad Anthony". He later served as the Senior Officer of the Army on the Ohio Country frontier and led the Legion of the United States.

After the war, Wayne settled in Georgia on land that had been granted to him for his military service, briefly represented Georgia in the House of Representatives, and then returned to the Army to accept command of U.S. forces in the Northwest Indian War. His forces defeated the Western Confederacy, an alliance of several Indian tribes supplied by British, at the 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers, and he masterminded the Treaty of Greenville which ended the war.

Condition: Good— antiquarian condition. Covers rubbed and edge worn, upper spine end is chipped and frayed, some foxing and staining in interior. Binding threads exposed. Gilt rubbed but fairly bright.