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Pictorial history of the United States of America from the earliest period to the close of President Taylor's administration

Title
Pictorial history of the United States of America [electronic resource] : from the earliest period to the close of President Taylor's administration / by Hugh Murray ; with additions and corrections by Henry C. Watson ; illustrated with numerous engravings from original designs by W. Croome.
Author
Murray, Hugh, 1779-1846.
Publication
Boston : Phillips, Sampson and Co., 1851, [c1850]
Supplementary Content
Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL

Details

Additional Authors
  • Watson, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1831-1869.
  • Croome, William, 1790-1860.
Description
500, [6] p., [16] leaves of plates : ill.; 26 cm.
Alternative Title
  • History of the United States
  • United States of America.
Subject
Note
  • A new edition of the author's United States of America, with some changes and additions.
  • "Comprising the early discoveries of the Spaniards, French and English navigators; the settlement of the several colonies; the French and Indian Wars; the Revolutionary War; the War of 1812; and the Mexican War; also, the discoveries of the gold regions and settlement of California. Interspersed with anecdotes and sketches of distinguished leading men."
  • Publisher's advertising: [6] p., 2nd count.
  • Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.
  • Sabin no. 51502.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
TGPSM08-B3076
Author
Murray, Hugh, 1779-1846.
Title
Pictorial history of the United States of America [electronic resource] : from the earliest period to the close of President Taylor's administration / by Hugh Murray ; with additions and corrections by Henry C. Watson ; illustrated with numerous engravings from original designs by W. Croome.
Imprint
Boston : Phillips, Sampson and Co., 1851, [c1850]
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2008. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Local Note
Colonization; Colonial Era; Early Republic; Antebellum; Biography.
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Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Watson, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1831-1869.
Croome, William, 1790-1860.
Caption Title
History of the United States
Added Title
United States of America.
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