The history of the war in America between Great Britain and her colonies : from its commencement to the end of the year 1778 : i 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.
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One of a number of histories of the American Revolution plagiarized from the Annual register, London. Cf. Libby, O.G. "Some pseudo-histories of the American Revolution." Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, v. 13 (1900), p. 419. Attributed to Patrick Gordon in Halkett and Laing. Made up of sheets used first in: Ferguson, T. A complete history of the present civil war between Great Britain and the United Colonies of North America ... London [i.e., Dublin]: Printed for J. Hayes, 1779. Cf. Adams, T.R. The American controversy, 1980, no. 79-56. Vol. 1 includes "A new map of North America" and a folded table with lists of His Majesty's forces killed, wounded and missing in the battles of Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, and Long Island. Vol. 2, with half-title "Interesting and authentic papers, relative to the contest between Great Britain and her colonies," includes index. Vol. 3, published in 1785, has title: The history of the war in America between Great Britain and her colonies, from its commencement to the conclusion in 1783. ... "In two volumes." Includes index. Book.
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