A Narrative of the Captivity of Mrs. Johnson: Containing an Account of Her Sufferings, During Four Years with the Indians and French ... - Couverture souple

Johnson, Mrs

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ISBN 10 : 1275691560 ISBN 13 : 9781275691568

Editeur : Gale Ecco, Sabin Americana, 2012

Synopsis

Title: A narrative of the captivity of Mrs. Johnson: containing an account of her sufferings, during four years with the Indians and French ...Author: Mrs JohnsonPublisher: 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.++++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: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP01749900CollectionID: CTRG95-B3635PublicationDate: 17960101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: "Part of the following pages were dictated by Mrs. Johnson, now Mrs. Hastings, herself, and part were taken from minutes, made by Mr. Johnson and herself, during their imprisonment."--P. [2]. Dated on p. 144: Charlestown, June 20, 1796. Recorded twice by Evans, and in one instance attributed to John C. Chamberlain (Evans 30180). The work was edited by Chamberlain. Cf. Vail, R.W.G. The voice of the old frontier, p. 415. "Published according to Act of Congress."Collation: 144 p.; 18 cm. (12mo)

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Présentation de l'éditeur

A pril, in the thirty eightli year of the Independence of the (T nited States of A merica, Elizabeth CapL. S. TiVK Kimball, othe said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof she claims as proprietor, in the words following to wit: AN arrative of the Captivity of Mrs. y-hnson. Containing an account of her sufferings during Jour years ivith the Indium and French. Togethr I jith an appendix, containing the Sermons preached at her funeral ancl that of her viothfr, tuith sundry other intjresting at ticks. Third edition, corrected and considerably enlarged. In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States, entitled An A et for the encouragemeiit of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts and books to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned. JESSE GOVE, Clerk ofthi District of Vermont A true Copy of Record, KJ iamined and Sealed by J.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Gale Ecco, Sabin Americana
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1275691560
• ISBN 13: 9781275691568
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 146
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible