The first book of the American chronicles of the times.
Contributors: Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 13106
Publisher: Printed by D. Kneeland, in Queen-Street. Where also may be had the second, third, & fourth numbers.
Published: 1775
Place of publication: [Boston]
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: Bible. -- O.T. -- Parodies, imitations, etc; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Anecdotes
Genres: Anecdotes
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)

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Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 13106)