The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revoluti... Read more

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Delve into what it was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly contemporary.++++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: ++++Harvard University Houghton LibraryN014975A compilation, by John Almon, of separately-issued pamphlets. Contents: vol.1--Dummer, J. 'A defence of the New-England Charters', London, 1765]; Otis, J. 'The rights of the British colonies asserted and proved', 3rd ed., corr., London, 1766; Dulany, D. 'Considerations on the propriety of imposing taxes', 2nd ed., London, 1766; Dickinson, J. 'The late regulations, respecting the British colonies', London, 1765 1766]; 'The late occurences in North America, and policy of Great Britain, considered', London, 1766;. vol.2--Steele, J. 'An account of a late conference on the occurrences in America', London, 1766; 'The rights of Parliament vindicated', London, 1766; 'An application of some general political rules', London, 1766; 'A short history of the conduct of the present ministry', 2nd ed., London, 1766; 'Correct copies of the two protests against the bill to repeal the American Stamp Act', Paris London], 1766; 'The privileges of the island of Jamaica vindicated', London, 1766.London: printed for J. Almon, 1766. 2v.; 8 Less