Author | Humphreys, David, 1752-1818.
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Title | The life and heroic exploits of Israel Putnam, major-general in the Revolutionary War / by David Humphreys.
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Published | Hartford : S. Andrus, 1847, c1833.
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Description | 190 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 19 cm.
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General Note | "The main part is from the pen of Colonel Humphreys; but so far as General Putnam was connected with the battle of Bunker Hill, the principal portion is extracted from an 'Historical and topographical sketch of Bunker Hill battle, by Samuel Swett.' The anecdotes are by the same hand." The original work by Humphreys was first published, Hartford, 1788, under title: An essay on the life of ... Israel Putnam.
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Subjects | Bunker Hill, Battle of, 1775. Generals -- United States -- Biography. Putnam, Israel, 1718-1790. United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Biography.
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Other Authors | Swett, Samuel, 1782-1866.
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| WRHS Research Library: E 207 P991 Hu2 mq103827: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
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