America painted to the life.
Subtitle: The true history of the Spaniards proceedings in the conquests of the Indians, and of their civil wars among themselves, from Columbus his first discovery, to these later times. As also, of the original undertakings of the advancement of plantations into those parts; with a perfect relation of our English discoveries, shewing their beginning, progress and continuance, from the year 1628, to 1658. Declaring the forms of their government, policies, religions, maners, customs, military discipline, wars with the Indians, the commodities of their countries, a description of their towns and havens, the increase of their trading, with the names of their governors and magistrates. More especially, an absolute narrative of the north parts of America, and of the discoveries and plantations of our English in Virginia, New-England and Berbadoes.
By: Publisht by Ferdinando Gorges, esq.
Publisher: Nath. Brook
Published: 1658
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: Indians of North America; America -- Discovery and exploration; New England -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Notes: Four works printed separately, each with separate t.-p and pagination. At end, a "general table".

Pt. [3] is merely a reprint, with new t.-p and preface, of Edward Johnson's History of New England, and has same running title: Wonder-working Providence of Sions Savior, in New England.

"Gorges has been ...blamed for ...appropriating Johnson's 'Wonder-working Providence' [of Sion's Saviour in New England] published by N. Brook in 1654... We are now ...enabled to explain this matter and clear Gorges of the imputation...Johnson's book belonged to Brook, and not being swift of sale, after four years, when publishing Gorges' book, he took upon himself the responsibility of working...off his dead stock. As soon as Gorges found out thistrick of his publisher he inserted in the 'Mercurius Publicus' newspaper of the 13th Sept. 1660, the following: 'Advertisement. I, Ferdinando Gorges, the entituled author of a late book called 'America painted to the life', am injured in that additional part, called 'Sion's Saviour in New England' (as written by Sir Ferdinando Gorges [publisht since his decease, by his grand-child Ferdinando Gorges esquire]) that being none of his, and formerly printed in another name, the true owner'."--Henry Stevens. Stevens's historical collections, 1881, pt. 1, p. 36.)

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich., University Microfilms [n.d.] 1 reel. 35 mm. (American culture series, Reel 6.61)

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Table of contents: title: [pt. 1] America painted to life...Publisht by Ferdinando Georges, esq. ...[running title : A description of New-England] 1659.; title: [pt. 2] A briefe narration of the originall undertakings of the advancement of plantations into the parts of America...Written by...Sir Ferdinando Gorges...[running title: A description of New-England] 1658.; title: [pt. 3] America painted to life. A true history...of the advancement of plantations into those parts...Written by Sir Ferdinando Gorges...Publisht ...by his grand-child Ferdinand Gorges...[running title: Wonder-working Providence of Sion's Saviour in New England] 1658.; title: [pt. 4] America painted to life. The history of the Spaniards proceedings in America...By Ferdinando Gorges]...[running title: The history of America painted to life] 1659.