A Sketch Of the Life and Voyages Of Captain Alvah Dewey
Comprising A Period of Twenty-Six Years
By Silas Judd, esq.
Printed by Isaac Lyon in Chittenango: 1838
Reviewed by Bruce McKinney
On a keyword search in the AED (Americana Exchange Database) for Chittenango, which is neither a hot sauce or a dance, I ran across A Sketch of the Life and
Voyages of Captain Alvah Dewey...and did an ABE (Abebooks.com) search, as I often do with books that seem obscure. This one was there and priced at $750. I sent an email inquiring about the condition and price and ended up paying $656 delivered. It’s a good buy.
The book isn’t worth tons o...