\"A CARNEGIE HERO FOREST W. McNEIR\" signed NOTE by ANDREW CARNEGIE April 29,1913

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\"A CARNEGIE HERO FOREST W. McNEIR\" signed NOTE by ANDREW CARNEGIE April 29,1913:
$1150.00

PLEASE LOOK AT ALL OF THE PICTURES AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE offerDING!!! I TRY TO DESCRIBE THE ITEM AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE WITH NO KNOWLEDGEABLE OMISSIONS OR MISREPRESENTATION BUT SOMETIMES I MISS SOMETHING OR SIMPLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR. THAT IS WHY THE PICTURES ARE PART OF THE ITEM DESCRIPTION. I AM NOT A COLLECTOR OF ANYTHING NOR DO I CLAIM TO HAVE AN EXPERTISE IN ANY ITEM. IF YOU HAVE CONCERN ABOUT ANY ASPECT OF THE ITEM, ASK BEFORE YOU offer, PARTICULARLY IF YOU ARE A PURIST COLLECTOR. NEARLY ALL OF MY ITEMS ARE VINTAGE OR ANTIQUE AND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR SHOULD BE EXPECTED. IN MOST CASES I HAVE INCLUDED INSURANCE IN MY SHIPPING AND HANDLING COSTS. SOMETIMES IT NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED DUE TO FINAL SALE PRICE OF THE ITEM. response IS IMPORTANT AND IS ALWAYS RECIPROCATED.

\"A CARNEGIE HERO FOREST W. McNEIR\"

by GEORGE TUCKER

with signed NOTE by ANDREW CARNEGIE April 29,1913

PAYMENT IS REQUIRED WITHIN 24 HOURS OF sale\'S END

THIS IS A 10 DAY sale

FOR SALE is this rare leather bound book by George Tucker titled \"A CARNEGIE HERO FOREST W. McNEIR\" published by the BRENHAM DAILY PRESS PRINT 1913. The book has a handwritten inscription that reads \"Presented to Mr. F.C. Dunn Sr. By his friend Forest W. McNeir May 15-1913. Inside there is an actual real 5 x 7 inch photograph of Mr. McNeir pasted to a page and underneath is a notation written in ink and signed and dated by Andrew Carnegie. It reads: \"The soldier of civilization who serves n saves his fellows. The true hero. God bless him. Andrew Carnegie April 29,1913\". Also included are two mounted photos of front and back of the hero medals.

The book measures about 10 1/4\" x 7 1/4\" and is 3/4\" thick. It has applied plaid fabric fly leaf pages and the pages all have gold leaf edges. There are 83 printed pages plus additional unprinted pages. The book is pretty much a compilation of all the letters written by various people to the Andrew Carnegie Foundation on Mr. McNeir\'s behalf telling why he should be awarded the Foundation\'s Gold Hero Medal. A copy of this book is displayed in the lobby of The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania sans signature.

The Carnegie Hero Medal is awarded to civilians who risk their lives to an extraordinary degree saving or attempting to save the lives of others. Andrew Carnegie started these awards in 1904. Early medals were struck in bronze, silver, and gold and awarded according to the assessment of the heroic act being recognized. Gold medals were discontinued in 1923 so there have only been 19 gold medals awarded. Mr. McNeir was the recipient of one of these gold medals for his acts of bravery, in particular, his saving the life of a fireman stuck on a ladder fighting a fire in downtown Houston in 1910.

Mr. McNeir also was a professional trap shooter and in 1920 was a member of the gold medal winning US trapshooting team at the Olympics. He was inducted into the ATA TRAPSHOOTIG HALL OF FAME in 1981.

This book is a great piece of history on a very interesting man. Andrew Carnegie\'s signature alone is worth at least $1000. Check it out on the internet.

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CONDITIONS OF SALE.......YOU NEED TO READ THIS!!!!!IT\'S VERY SIMPLE. IF YOU ARE THE WINNING buyer, YOU MUST MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN 24 HOURS OF sale\'S END....IF YOU CANNOT DO THIS, EMAIL ME TO LET ME KNOW BEFORE YOU offer!!! YOUR response IS IMPORTANT & ONCE RECEIVED IT WILL BE RECIPROCATED.

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