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.

Other author Gordon, Patrick.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoDublin : Printed for the Company of Booksellers, 1779.
Description3 v. : map ; 21 cm. (8vo.)
Supplemental ContentGale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Subjects

SeriesSabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.
Local noteHIS-1327
Local noteLibrary's copy imperfect: V. 1-2 only. Lacks map and folded table.
General noteOne 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.
General noteAttributed to Patrick Gordon in Halkett and Laing.
General noteMade 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.
General noteVol. 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.
General noteVol. 2, with half-title "Interesting and authentic papers, relative to the contest between Great Britain and her colonies," includes index.
General noteVol. 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. ...
General note"In two volumes."
General noteIncludes index.
General noteReproduction of original from Huntington Library.
General noteSabin no. 32226.
References RLIN, CTRG95-B9
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.