Title: A topographical description of the western territory of North America containing a succinct account of its soil, climate, natural history, population, agriculture, manners, and customs: with an ample description of the several divisions into which that country is partitioned.Author: Gilbert ImlayPublisher: 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 LibraryDocumentID: SABCP05002400CollectionID: CTRG04-B932PublicationDate: 17930101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin’s Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: To which is added, I. The adventures of Col. Daniel Boon, one of the first settlers, comprehending every important occurrence in the political history of that province. II. The minutes of the Piankashaw Council, held at Post St. Vincent’s, April 15, 1784. III. An account of the Indian nations inhabiting within the limits of the thirteen United States, their manners and customs, and reflections on their origin.
Report of the Secretary of State to the President of the United States, of the quantity and situation of the lands not claimed by the Indians, nor granted to, nor claimed by any citizens, within the territory of the United States … Nov. 10, 1791 p. [417]-17 (i.e., 433) First ed., London, 1792. Filson work has separate t.-p with imprint of 1784. Report of the Secretary of State has separate t.-p. Includes index.Collation: xvi p., 17 (i.e., 433), [22] p., [4] leaves of plates: 2 fold. maps, fold. plan, fold. table; 23 cm
