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The First book of the American chronicles of the times. Chap. I.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Am 1774 Ame AR74 F53
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 12p. ; 8°.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Printed and sold by B. Towne, [1774]
- Notes:
- The events preceding the American Revolution, related in mock-Biblical style.
- Caption title.
- ".. 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. The first edition, published Oct. 1774; cf. Evans.
- Local Notes:
- HSP in LCP.
- Cited in:
- Evans 13104; Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 2970
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