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An Impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and the United States, [electronic resource] : from its commencement to the end of the war: exhibiting a circumstantial, connected, and complete account of the real causes, rise, and progress of the war, interspersed with anecdotes and characters of the different commanders, and accounts of such personages in Congress as have distinguished themselves during the contest. With an appendix, containing a collection of interesting and authentic papers, tending to elucidate the history. Illustrated with beautiful copper plates. ...
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Murray, James, 1732-1782., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
- United States.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Portraits.
- Genre:
- Maps -- Massachusetts -- Boston.
- Maps -- Massachusetts -- Falmouth.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (3 v. ) ill., ports. ;
- Other Title:
- Impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and the United States,
- History of the war in America.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Printed by Nathaniel Coverly and Robert Hodge, at their office in Newbury-Street, M.DCC.LXXXI[-M,DCCLXXXIV] [1781-1784]]
- Notes:
- First published at London in 1780, with title: An impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and her colonies. Attributed to James Murray by Evans. For a critical account of this work, see: Libby, O.G. Some pseudo histories of the American Revolution. Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of the Arts and Sciences, v. 13, part 1, (1901): 419-425.
- Issued in parts, some with paper covers, having title: The history of the war in America. Vol. 2 was published in 1782-83, v. 3 in 1784.
- Imprint of v. 3 varies: Boston: Printed by Nathaniel Coverly, at his printing-office, no. 83, between the Sign of Lamb, and the White-Horse. M,DCCLXXXIV.
- Plates engraved by John Norman.
- Vol. 1: iv, [1], 6-445 [i.e., 6-447], [1] p., [7] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 2: 448 p., [7] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 3: 190 [i.e., 191], [1] p., [1] leaf of plates.
- Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
- Cited in:
- Evans, 17241
- Evans, 17610
- Evans, 18617
- English Short Title Catalog, W25972.
- OCLC:
- 511133607
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