Author: Samuel Breck
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429004347
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1877 Original Publisher: S. Low, Marston, Searle,
Recollections of Samuel Breck
Author: Samuel Breck
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429004347
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1877 Original Publisher: S. Low, Marston, Searle,
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429004347
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1877 Original Publisher: S. Low, Marston, Searle,
Recollections of Samuel Breck
Author: Samuel Breck
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN: 3849663973
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Mr. Breck was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1771, five years before the Colonies had declared their independence, and died in Philadelphia in 1862, while the war of the rebellion was in active progress. His father was a wealthy merchant, and he enjoyed a good position throughout life, associating with the most distinguished of his countrymen, and with many of the most important visitors from abroad. His notes of travel in Europe and of life at home abound in curious details, not always accurate, perhaps, but very interesting nevertheless. Perhaps the most valuable part of the book, however, is the insight it gives into social life in New England immediately after the peace. Puritanical restrictions began to sit heavily on the shoulders of the young Americans, nor is it much to be wondered at when we read low Mr. Breck narrowly escaped arrest for the high crime of travelling to see his father, after a long separation, on the Sabbath day. Theatrical entertainments were forbidden Boston as late as 1791, so that the Hub at that date could scarcely have been a very pleasant home to a youth fresh from London and Paris. At that time Philadelphia was the centre of polite society and the residence of President Washington, and thither Mr. Breck and his family removed.
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN: 3849663973
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Mr. Breck was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1771, five years before the Colonies had declared their independence, and died in Philadelphia in 1862, while the war of the rebellion was in active progress. His father was a wealthy merchant, and he enjoyed a good position throughout life, associating with the most distinguished of his countrymen, and with many of the most important visitors from abroad. His notes of travel in Europe and of life at home abound in curious details, not always accurate, perhaps, but very interesting nevertheless. Perhaps the most valuable part of the book, however, is the insight it gives into social life in New England immediately after the peace. Puritanical restrictions began to sit heavily on the shoulders of the young Americans, nor is it much to be wondered at when we read low Mr. Breck narrowly escaped arrest for the high crime of travelling to see his father, after a long separation, on the Sabbath day. Theatrical entertainments were forbidden Boston as late as 1791, so that the Hub at that date could scarcely have been a very pleasant home to a youth fresh from London and Paris. At that time Philadelphia was the centre of polite society and the residence of President Washington, and thither Mr. Breck and his family removed.
Memoir of the Late Samuel Breck
Author: Joseph Reed Ingersoll
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Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Harper's New Monthly Magazine
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Languages : en
Pages : 1002
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Languages : en
Pages : 1002
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Harper's New Monthly Magazine
Author: Henry Mills Alden
Publisher:
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 974
Book Description
Important American periodical dating back to 1850.
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 974
Book Description
Important American periodical dating back to 1850.
The Papers of Robert Morris, 1781-1784
Author: Robert Morris
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
ISBN: 0822933241
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Although Robert Morris (1734-1806), "the Financier of the American Revolution," was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution, a powerful committee chairman in the Continental Congress, an important figure in Pennsylvania politics, and perhaps the most prominent businessman of his day, he is today least known of the great national leaders of the Revolutionary era.This oversight is being rectified by this definitive publication project that transcribes and carefully annotates the Office of Finance diary, correspondence, and other official papers written by Morris during his administration as superintendent of finance from 1781 to 1784.
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
ISBN: 0822933241
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Although Robert Morris (1734-1806), "the Financier of the American Revolution," was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution, a powerful committee chairman in the Continental Congress, an important figure in Pennsylvania politics, and perhaps the most prominent businessman of his day, he is today least known of the great national leaders of the Revolutionary era.This oversight is being rectified by this definitive publication project that transcribes and carefully annotates the Office of Finance diary, correspondence, and other official papers written by Morris during his administration as superintendent of finance from 1781 to 1784.
Papers of Robert Morris, 1781–1784, Volume 3
Author: Robert Morris
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN: 0822970198
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
Although Robert Morris (1734-1806), the Financier of the American Revolution, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution, a powerful committee chairman in the Continental Congress, an important figure in Pennsylvania politics, and perhaps the most prominent businessman of his day, he is today least known of the great national leaders of the Revolutionary era.This oversight is being rectified by this definitive publication project that transcribes and carefully annotates the Office of Finance diary, correspondence, and other official papers written by Morris during his administration as superintendent of finance from 1781 to 1784.
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN: 0822970198
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
Although Robert Morris (1734-1806), the Financier of the American Revolution, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution, a powerful committee chairman in the Continental Congress, an important figure in Pennsylvania politics, and perhaps the most prominent businessman of his day, he is today least known of the great national leaders of the Revolutionary era.This oversight is being rectified by this definitive publication project that transcribes and carefully annotates the Office of Finance diary, correspondence, and other official papers written by Morris during his administration as superintendent of finance from 1781 to 1784.
Leatherstocking to Poe's "Raven."
Author: Donald Grant Mitchell
Publisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 458
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 458
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American lands & letters
Author: Donald Grant Mitchell
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Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Christmas in Pennsylvania
Author: Alfred L. Shoemaker
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811742660
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
The return of a bestselling classic with new material. Full-color vintage images for the first time. A new selection of recipes from Pennsylvania's Christmas past.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811742660
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
The return of a bestselling classic with new material. Full-color vintage images for the first time. A new selection of recipes from Pennsylvania's Christmas past.