The first book of the American chronicles of the times. Chap. IV.

Format:

• Microformat

Author/Creator:

• Leacock, John, 1729-1802.

Contributor:

• Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803.

Series:

• Early American imprints. First series ; no. 42819.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Bible. Old Testament--Parodies, imitations, etc.
• Bible. Old Testament.
• United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Anecdotes.
• United States.
• History.

Genre:

• Anecdotes.
• Satires.
• Parodies, imitations, etc.
• Parodies (Literature)

Physical Description:

• pages [1], 36-46 ; (12mo)
• 4x6 in.
• monochrome
• service copy
• negative

Place of Publication:

New-York: : Printed and sold by J. Anderson., [1775?]

Notes:

• The events preceding the American Revolution, related in mock-Biblical style.
• Caption title.
• By John Leacock. Leacock's play, "The fall of British tyranny," was advertised in the Constitutional gazette, July 3, 1776, as "by the author of the American chronicles of the times." Cf. Carla Mulford's Introduction to "John Leacock's The first book of the American chronicles of the times, 1774-1775" (Newark : University of Delaware Press, 1987).
• "... said to be wrote by that great patriot ... S----l A---s [i.e., Samuel Adams], Esquire, a member for this province in the Grand American Continental Congress."--from an advertisement for the work in: The Wonder of wonders ... 2nd ed., Salem, Mass. : E. Russell, 1775. A portrait of Adams appears on the title page of Russell's edition of the work (Salem, 1774).
• Imprint from colophon.
• Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 42819).

Cited in:

• Bristol B3980
• Shipton & Mooney 42819

OCLC:

152428565