Notes on the Last Illness, and Death, of a Most Beloved Friend. (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781275713314)

Title: Notes on the last illness, and death, of a most beloved friend.

Author: Samuel Magaw

Publisher: 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 Library

DocumentID: SABCP02209300

CollectionID: CTRG97-B1126

PublicationDate: 17900101

SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America

Notes: In the form of a diary kept by Samuel Magaw during the last illness of his wife, Lucia Magaw. Dedication to Phebe Vining signed: Samuel Magaw. Philadelphia, August 4th, 1790. "Occasioned by the sickness and death of Mrs. Lucia Magaw."--P. 3-4, in verse, signed: J. Swanwick. Includes the texts of letters sent or received by the author during his wife's illness and at her death.

Collation: 36 p.; 21 cm



Author: Samuel Magaw
ISBN-10: 1275713319
ISBN-13: 9781275713314
Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana
Language: English
Published: 02/22/2012
Pages: 38
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.19lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.08d