An entertaining narrative of the cruel and barbarous treatment and extreme sufferings of Mr. John Dodge during his captivity among the British, at Detroit : In which is also contained, a particular detail of the sufferings of a Virginian, who died in their hands. / Written by himself; and now published to satisfy the curiosity of every one throughout the United States.
| Author/creator | Dodge, John |
| Other author | Dodge, John, 1751-1800. |
| Other author | Revere, Paul, 1735-1818, engraver. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | The second edition. |
| Publication Info | Danvers [Mass.], near Salem : Printed and sold by E. Russell, next the Bell-Tavern. M,DCC,LXXX. At the same place may be had, a number of new books, &c. some of which are on the times.-- Cash paid for rags, [1780] |
| Description | 32 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm (4to) |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 16765. ^A478749 |
| General note | Half-title: Mr. Dodge's narrative of his sufferings among the British at Detroit. |
| General note | First edition, published at Philadelphia in 1779, has title: A narrative of the capture and treatment of John Dodge, by the English at Detroit. |
| General note | "The portrait of Washington, on the half-title, had formerly done duty as John Dickinson."--Evans. Cf. Reilly 1563, believed to have been engraved by Paul Revere. It is not clear whether the portrait is here intended to represent Washington or Dodge. |
| General note | "Just published, and sold by the printer. Col. Ethan Allen's entertaining Narrative ..."--verso of half-title, with cuts of a British officer and an Indian warrior. |
| References | Evans 16765 |
| References | Ayer Coll. 77 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 16765). |
| Genre/form | Captivity narratives. |
| Genre/form | Prospectuses. |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |