The entertaining history of King Philip's War, which began in the month of June, 1675 : As also of expeditions more lately made against the common enemy, and Indian rebels, in the eastern parts of New-England: with some account of the Divine Providence towards Col. Benjamin Church: /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | The second edition. |
| Series: | Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ;
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| Online Access: | Evans Digital Edition |
| Item Description: | First edition has title: Entertaining passages relating to Philip's War ... "And now my great age requiring my dismission from service in the militia, and to put off my armour, I am willing that the great and glorious works of almighty God, to us children of men, should appear to the world; and having my minutes by me, my son has taken the care and pains to collect from them the ensuing narrative ..."--To the reader, signed: Benjamin Church. Portraits of Benjamin Church and King Philip engraved by Paul Revere. For comments on the portrait of Church see remarks of Charles Deane in Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society 19 (1881-82): 243-245. "The life of Colonel Church."--pages 195-198, written by Ezra Stiles, who is credited with editing this edition. Cf. Alden. "Ode heroica ..."--page [199], signed: Benj. Church, Sen. [son of Edward Church and grandson of Benjamin Church.]. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | iv, 5-198 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : portraits ; 20 cm. (octavo) Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- Rhode Island -- Newport. |