Very rare Thanksgiving sermon preached from an important Brooklyn, New York pulpit during the first year of the Civil War. In it, West attempts to define very clearly what a nation is and how that relates to race, nationality, language, etc., in an effort to discuss national unity in light of the War between the States. Fascinating.

West, Nathaniel. Establishment in National Righteousness, and Present Causes for Thanksgiving. A Sermon Preached in the Second Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, New York. November 28, 1861. New York. John F Trow. 1861. 39pp.

Good - with wraps chipped at extremities, spine reinforced and binding quite shaken. Textually complete. Ex library.