History of the Indian wars:
to which is prefixed a short account of the discovery of America by Columbus, and of the landing of our forefathers at Plymouth, with their most remarkable fngagements [!] with the Indians in New England, from their first landing, in 1620, until the death of King Philip in 1679 /
By Henry Trumbull. To which is now added, a historical account of the sufferings of the inhabitants of the frontier settlements by the savages, during the French and revolutionary wars; and also the particulars of every important engagement with the Indians, in the southern and western states and territories, to the present time.

Description

Main Author

Trumbull, Henry, 1781-1843.

Related Names

House, Eleazer G., editor.

Language(s)

English

Published

Philadelphia : T. Cowperthwait & co., 1847.

Edition

A new ed., with an entire new arrangement, essential corrections, and large additions.

Subjects

Indigenous peoples > Indigenous peoples / North America > Indigenous peoples / North America / Wars > Indigenous peoples / North America / Wars / 1790-1794.
Indigenous peoples > Indigenous peoples / Wars > Indigenous peoples / Wars / North America.
Indians of North America > Indians of North America / Wars > Indians of North America / Wars / 1790-1794.
Indians of North America > Indians of North America / Wars.

Note

"This book appeared originally, without date, as a History of the discovery of America ... by the Rev. James Steward, and has been republished under different titles many times. According to Dr. J. Hammond Trumbull it 'was written by Henry Trumbull, then of Norwich, when about seventeen years old.' 'It was vigorously denounced in Field's Indian bibliography.'" --Larned.
Preface signed: E. G. House.
Plates and portraits colored by hand.

Physical Description

viii, 320 p. : 2 pl. (incl. fold. front.) 3 port. ; 23 cm

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