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Burke, Edmund (1729-1797) An impartial history of the war in America... to 1779

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01842 Author/Creator: Burke, Edmund (1729-1797) Place Written: Carlisle Type: Book Date: 1780 Pagination: xi, 608, 44 p. 22 x 15 cm Order a Copy

Printed for J. Milliken. With large folding plate opposite titlepage, "A New Map of North America" [no imprint] and accompanied by 13 additional plates, all fanciful depictions of American and British leaders.

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