| | Book | Save | | 4 | Title: | The history of the war in America, between Great Britain and her colonies from its commencement to the end of the year 1778: in which its origin, progress, and operations are faithfully related, together with anecdotes and characters of the different commanders, and accounts of such personages in Congress as have distinguished themselves during the contest ; to which is added, a collection of interesting and authentic papers tending to elucidate the history
| | | | Publication: | Printed for the Company of Booksellers, Dublin,1779-85. | | | | Notes: | Includes index. Collation: v. 1, 1 p. Á., vi, [v]-vii, [9]-41, 2,2-399 p. Map ("A new map of North America") Table ("A list of the killed and wounded ... of His Majesty's forces ... April 19th, 1775"; "A list of the killed and wounded, of His Majesty's forces at the engagement of Bunker's-Hill, June 17th, 1775"; and on verso, transversly: "A list of the killed, wounded and missing of His Majesty's forces ... August 27th, to ... 8th December, 1776"); v. 2, 427, [4] p.; v.3, 2 p. Á., xii, 432 p. During the period of the American revolution and previous controversy, the "Annual register," London, published an admirable and quite impartial narrative of events, understood to have been written by Edmund Burke. "The history of the war in America" is one of a considerable number of histories of the revolution plagiarized from the "Annual register." cf. "Some pseudo-histories of the Amer. revolution," by O. G. Libby in Wis. acad. of science, arts and letters, Trans., v. 13, p. 419-425. | | | | Call #: | E208 I34 | | | | Extent: | 3 v. : ill., fold. map ; 20 cm. | | | | Subjects: | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
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| Book | Save | | 5 | Title: | An impartial history of the war in America: between Great Britain and her colonies, from its commencement to the end of the year 1779. 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 a variety of beautiful copper-plates, representing real and animated likenesses of those celebrated generals who have distinguished themselves in the important contest
| | | | Creator: | Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 | | | | Publication: | Printed for R. Faulder, London,1780. | | | | Notes: | Map wanting. Facing p. 212 is a plate entitled "A real American rifle man". The portraits include Sir William Howe, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Gen. Washington, Gen. Arnold, Com. Hopkins, Gen. Charles Lee, Admiral Howe, Gen. Putnam, Benjamin Franklin, Gen. Wooster, Gen. Gates. For a critical account by O. G. Libby, of this and several other histories of the American revolution, plagiarized from the "Annual register", see Wisconsin academy of arts and sciences. Transactions, 1901. v. 13, pt. I, p. 419-425. "Of the narrative on the American war in the 'Annual register', Dr. William Smyth, in his 'Lectures on modern history', says '... The account is understood to have been drawn up by Edmund Burke' ... The sections from the Register were reprinted as 'An impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and her colonies, from its commencement to the end of the year 1779."--Winsor, J. Narrative and critical history of America. 1884-89. v. 8, p. 500. | | | | Call #: | E208 I35 | | | | Extent: | xi, 608, 44 p. pl., 12 port., map. 22 cm. | | | | Subjects: | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
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