redeemed captive returning zion di 1664 1729 williams (3 risultati)

Facsimile Edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked leatherette. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 132 pages ; 19 cm. Notes; Includes appendices by Stephen Williams, John Taylor, and Thomas Prince, bringing the history of Deerfield Mass., down to 1793. Facsimile edition 1966. Subjects: Indian captivities North America.Indian captivities Massachusetts. Deerfield (Mass.) History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.United States History Queen Anne's War, 1702-1713 ; Personal narratives. 1 Kg.

Facsimile Edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked leatherette. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 132 pages ; 19 cm. Notes; Includes appendices by Stephen Williams, John Taylor, and Thomas Prince, bringing the history of Deerfield Mass., down to 1793. Facsimile edition 1966. Subjects: Indian captivities North America.Indian captivities Massachusetts. Deerfield (Mass.) History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.United States History Queen Anne's War, 1702-1713 ; Personal narratives. 1 Kg.

12mo. pp. 248. contemporary calf (very worn, moderate foxing throughout, few marginal tears). Sixth Enlarged Edition. "One of the most famous and most popular captivity narratives.As a powerful picture of Indian cruelty, [it] ranks next to the Rowlandson captivity narrative, published in 1682." (Howes) The Reverend Williams, in charge of the church at Greenfield when it was attacked by Indians in 1703, was carried off to Canada along with his family and other members of the community, his wife and two of his children being tomahawked along the way. The narrative was originally published in Boston in 1707; added for the first time in the present edition is the 'Historical Sketch of Deerfield' by John Taylor (pp. 198-220). Evans 39104. Howes W-461. Sabin 104270. Shaw & Shoemaker 3560. cfField (listing 6th edn. as published in 1795). cfAyer 311. cfTPL 141. cfGagnon I 3712-13 & II 2263-64.