Captain Macklin begins his life story while still a student at West Point. He believes that only by keeping a daily record of his life can he be assured of the accuracy of the portrayal and since his chosen profession (chosen by his grandfather in fact) is a dangerous one, he will at least have some record of his accomplishments and shortcomings should his life be short. And so this book which Davis dedicates to his mother, perhaps because Macklin had already by age 23 determined to never marry as he saw no way to be true both to his flag and a wife.
This narrative was originally published in 1902. This is a 1906 printing published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York. The book is hard cover with no dust jacket and is 329 pages. It is illustrated with prints by Walter Appleton Clark. There is protective tissue on the frontispiece illustration. Not on the others.
Condition of the book is very sound. The front and bottom edges are untrimmed and the top edges is gilt deckled. The boards are red burgundy cloth with gild imprint of the stylized CSs on the front and faded gold print on the spine. No writing in the book and all pages are intact..
