American biography: or, An historical account of those persons who have been distinguished in America, as adventurers, statesmen, philosophers, divines, warriors, authors, and other remarkable characters : Comprehending a recital of the events connected with their lives and actions. ... By Jeremy Belknap, D.D. Published according to act of Congress.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Belknap, Jeremy, 1744-1798.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Biography.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2v. )

Other Title:

American biography

Place of Publication:

Printed at Boston : by Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. Faust's statue, no 45, Newbury Street, MDCCXCIV. [1794-1798]

Notes:

An intended third volume was never published.

Imprint of v. 2 varies: Printed at Boston, by Isaiah Thomas and E.T. Andrews, sold by them, and the other booksellers in Boston; by I. Thomas, Worcester; by Thomas, Andrews & Penniman, Albany; and by Thomas, Andrews & Butler, Baltimore, July, 1798.

Vol. 1: 416 p.; v. 2: [2], viii, [1], 10-476 p. In some copies the first leaf of v. 2 is bound at the end of the volume.

BAL notes variants printed on thick and thin paper.

Errata statements, v. 1, p. 410; v. 2, p. 476.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Evans, 26637

Evans, 33393

BAL, 934

BAL, 942

Sabin, 4429

English Short Title Catalog, W37186.

OCLC:

642791188