American Beginnings: Highlights and Sidelights of the Birth of the New World
Washington D.C. Public Affairs Press, 1952. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #2353567
Inscribed, signed, and dated by author on half-title page ('To Pete Street- with kindest personal regards from his Bond(?) friend who likes to dabble in history, Jarvis M. Morse, November(?) 19, 1952'). Lacks jacket. Spine a bit faded, pages lightly toned. Binding tight and square, pages clean and unmarked.
ix, 260 pp. Includes introduction by Library of Congress librarian Luther Evans. A comprehensive bibliography and critical commentary on early writings about British-America published prior to the American Revolution. Rather than a standard narrative history, Morse compiles, reviews, and synthesizes the localized literature, promotional tracts, personal diaries, and historical accounts produced before and during the colonial era.
Price: $25.00