The American crisis
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 42990
Publisher: Printed by Alex: Purdie, at the Constitutional Post office.
Published: 1776
Place of publication: Williamsburgh [Va.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 21
Subjects: History
Notes: Caption title.

Not part of the series with the same title of which Thomas Paine was the author. Advertised in the Virginia gazette, May 3, 1776: "On Monday next will be published the American crisis." In the May 17 issue, Purdie advertised the title as for sale at the Constitutional post office. The first issue of Paine's Crisis did not appear until December 1776.

Imprint from colophon.

Signatures: [B]⁴ C-D⁴ (D3 verso, D4 blank).

Bristol B4176

Shipton & Mooney 42990