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The Discovery, Settlement, and Present State of Kentucky
And an Introduction to the Topography and Natural History of That Rich and Important Country: Also Colonel Daniel Boon's Narrative of the Wars of Kentucky: With an Account of the Indian...
John Filson
Livre broché | Anglais
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Title: The discovery, settlement, and present state of Kentucky: and an introduction to the topography and natural history of that rich and important country: also Colonel Daniel Boon's narrative of the wars of Kentucky: with an account of the Indian nations within the limits of the United States, their manners, customs, religion, and their origin: and the stages and distances between Philadelphia and the falls of the Ohio, from Pittsburgh to Pensacola and several other places.
Author: John Filson
Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana
Description:
Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.
Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.
Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.
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The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:
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SourceLibrary: Huntington Library
DocumentID: SABCP04592800
CollectionID: CTRG03-B1116
PublicationDate: 17930101
SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America
Notes: Publisher's advertising: [5] p., second group. Pref. signed (p. 8): John Filson. "The original was printed at Wilmington in 1784 and is now republished with considerable additions ...; and it may with propriety be considered as a supplement to the American geography by the Rev. Jedidiah Morse ... ."--Cf. editor's statement.
Collation: 67, [5] p., [1] leaf of plates: fold. map, plan; 24 cm
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- Nombre de pages :
- 80
- Langue:
- Anglais
Caractéristiques
- EAN:
- 9781275854147
- Date de parution :
- 23-02-12
- Format:
- Livre broché
- Format numérique:
- Trade paperback (VS)
- Dimensions :
- 189 mm x 246 mm
- Poids :
- 158 g
