A state of the expedition from Canada By John Burgoyne 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 ...
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A state of the expedition from Canada By John Burgoyne 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. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
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As Laid before the House of Commons, by Lieutenant-General Burgoyne, and Verified by Evidence; with a Collection of Authentic Documents, and an Addition of Many Circumstances Which Were Prevented from Appearing before the House by the Prorogation of Parliament. Written and Collected by Himself, and Dedicated to the Officers of the Army He Commanded. First edition. Quarto (10 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches; 273 x 215 mm). viii, 140, [lxii, Appendix], [1, publisher's ads], [1, blank] pp. With six folding maps, including frontispiece. All of the maps have some contemporary hand-coloring in outline. Two of the maps with overslips. All maps are engraved by William Faden, and drawn by Medcalfe, Gerlach, Durnford and W.C. Wilkinson. Mid-nineteenth-century half black morocco over marbled boards. Spine stamped and lettered in gilt. All edges speckled brown. With green silk placeholder. Edges a bit rubbed. A bit of light offsetting to maps, but generally very clean. Previous owner F.A. Crownshield's armorial bookplate on front pastedown. Overall a very good copy. "Burgoyne defends his actions in the campaign that led to the disaster at Saratoga. He proves in this work that his army was half the size he had demanded, and was badly provided for. The work is one of the best sources on the campaign. " (Streeter). Howes B968. Sabin 9255. Streeter 794 HBS 67196. $7, 000.
