The first book of the American chronicles of the times.
Contributors: Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 42596
Publisher: Printed by John Boyle?
Published: 1774
Place of publication: [Boston
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: Bible. -- O.T. -- Parodies, imitations, etc; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Anecdotes
Genres: Anecdotes
Other titles: American chronicles of the times
Notes: The events preceding the American Revolution, related in mock-Biblical style

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By John Leacock. Leacock's play, "The fall of British tyranny," was advertised in the Constitutional gazette, July 3, 1776, as "by the author of the American chronicles of the times." Cf. Carla Mulford's Introduction to "John Leacock's The first book of the American chronicles of the times, 1774-1775" (Newark : University of Delaware Press, 1987)

"... said to be wrote by that great patriot ... S----l A---s [i.e., Samuel Adams], Esquire, a member for this province in the Grand American Continental Congress."--from an advertisement for the work in: The Wonder of wonders ... 2nd ed., Salem, Mass. : E. Russell, 1775. A portrait of Adams appears on the title page of Russell's edition of the work (Salem, 1774)

Imprint supplied by Bristol. The ornament on the title page (a pointing hand) was used by Boyle in his other editions of this work

The Huntington Library has Boyle's edition of chapters 2 and 3 (Evans 13794 and 13797) bound with it; these are recorded by Shipton & Money as part of 42596 and were so filmed by Readex

Bristol B3734

Shipton & Mooney 42596

Digital image available in the Readex/Newsbank Digital Evans series

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 42596)