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A narrative of the captivity of Nehemiah How, who was taken by the Indians at the Great Meadow-Fort above Fort-Dummer, where he was an inhabitant, October 11th 1745. Giving an account of what he met with in his travelling to Canada, and while he was in prison there. Together with an account of Mr. How's death at Canada. [Seven lines from Psalms].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- How, Nehemiah, 1693-1747.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Abenaki Indians.
- Indian captivities.
- English fiction--18th century.
- English fiction.
- United States--History--King George's War, 1744-1748--Personal narratives.
- United States.
- How, Nehemiah, 1693-1747.
- How, Nehemiah.
- Genre:
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (23,[1]p. )
- Other Title:
- Narrative of the captivity of Nehemiah How,
- Place of Publication:
- Boston: N.E. : Printed and sold [by Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green?] opposite the prison in Queenstreet, 1748.
- Notes:
- The first edition, with the obituary of How on p. 23 and without the list of subscribers. The second edition (Evans 6162; 22, [2] p.) has the obituary on p. 22 and a list of subscribers on p. [23-24]. Though described by Bristol and Shipton & Mooney as issues, the two are in fact printed from different settings of type.
- Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green printed "opposite the prison in Queenstreet" in 1748.
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- Bristol, B1390
- Shipton & Mooney, 40462
- Ayer Coll., 136
- English Short Title Catalog, W14008.
- OCLC:
- 511237862
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