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Title: The annals of Newtown, in Queens County, New York:
containing its history from its first settlement, together with
many interesting facts concerning the adjacent towns: also, a
particular account of numerous Long Island families now spread over
this and various other states of the Union.Author: James
RikerPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph
Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana,
1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and
other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to
the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of
discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the
U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans,
slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana
offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP02877500CollectionID:
CTRG99-B471PublicationDate: 18520101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Includes index.Collation: 3]-437, 2] p., 2] leaves of
plates: ill., maps; 23 cm
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occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
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artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
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have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
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Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
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Title: Harlem (City of New York): its origin and early annals,
prefaced by home scenes in the fatherlands, or, notices of its
founders before emigration: also, sketches of numerous families,
and the recovered history of the land-titles.Author: James
RikerPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph
Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana,
1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and
other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to
the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of
discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the
U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans,
slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana
offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP00282100CollectionID:
CTRG10166905-BPublicationDate: 18810101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Collation: xii, 2], 636 p., 1] folded leaf of plates:
ill., map; 24 cm
Title: The Annals of Newtown in Queen's County, New York,
containing its history from its first settlement, together with
many interesting facts concerning the adjacent towns; also a
particular account of numerous Long Island Families, etc.Publisher:
British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is
the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the
world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items
in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers,
sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF COLONIAL NORTH AMERICA
collection includes books from the British Library digitised by
Microsoft. This collection refers to the European settlements in
North America through independence, with emphasis on the history of
the thirteen colonies of Britain. Attention is paid to the
histories of Jamestown and the early colonial interactions with
Native Americans. The contextual framework of this collection
highlights 16th century English, Scottish, French, Spanish, and
Dutch expansion. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++ British Library Riker, James; 1852. 8
. 10412.d.11.
Title: "Evacuation day," 1783, its many stirring events: with
recollections of Capt. John Van Arsdale of the veteran corps of
artillery, by whose efforts on that day the ememy were
circumvented, and the American flag successfully raised on the
battery.Author: James RikerPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana
Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography,
Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a
collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the
Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s.
Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and
exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War
and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and
abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an
up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP00672800CollectionID:
CTRG10187220-BPublicationDate: 18830101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Illustrated cover: Sergeant Van Arsdale tearing down
the British flag.Collation: 56 p.: incl. coat of arms, plan, ill.,
map; 23 cm
Prefaced By Scenes In The Fatherlands Or Notices Of Its Founders
Before Emigration. Also, Sketches Of Numerous Families And The
Recovered History Of The Land Titles. This scarce antiquarian book
is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest
of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book
reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may
possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred
pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and
other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is
culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our
commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's
literature.
By Whose Efforts On That Day The Enemy Were Circumvented, And The
American Flag Successfully Raised On The Battery.
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