The history of King Philip's war; also, A history of the same war
by Cotton Mather, to which are added an introd. and notes by Samuel G. Drake.
Description
- Language(s)
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English
- Published
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Albany, 1862.
- Note
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"Two hundred and sixty-one copies printed, of which eleven are on large paper."- Sabin, Bibl. amer.
Genealogical table of the Mather family.
"A history of the same war, by the Rev. Cotton Mather", is abridged from his Magnalia Christi americana, book 7, and printed in smaller type as "a sort of running commentary" on the work of Increase Mather. cf. Pref. by the editor.
The Appendix contains letters, by John Pynchon, Samuel Mosley, and others, "now first printed". cf. Sabin, Bibl. amer., also a list of men who served under Captain Turner.
The history by Cotton Mather, from his Magnalia Christi americana, is printed as a running commentary to the history by Increase Mather.
First published in 1676 under title: A brief history of the war with the Indians in New-England.
- Physical Description
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281 p.
ports., facsim., geneal. table.
22 cm.
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