A Tour of Four Great Rivers, the Hudson, Mohawk, Susquehanna and Delaware in 1769: Being the Journal of Richard Smith of Burlington, New Jersey.

Publisher Marketing: Title: A tour of four great rivers, the Hudson, Mohawk, Susquehanna and Delaware in 1769: being the journal of Richard Smith of Burlington, New Jersey. Author: Richard SmithPublisher: 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: SABCP00555400CollectionID: CTRG10178674-BPublicationDate: 19060101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: "This edition is limited to seven hundred and eighty copies, of which this is no. 478."Collation: x, xiii-ixxiii, 102 p.: front., plates, ports., maps, facsim.; 25 cm Contributor Bio:  Smith, Richard Richard Smith's travels throughout the world spurred an appreciation and interest in history. This fascination with history led to his creating historical maps and self-guided history tours that have been published and distributed throughout the Northeast. Dick's previous book, The Revolutionary War in Bennington County: A History & Guide, has been on several bestseller lists. He earned degrees in engineering and management from Lehigh University and an advanced degree in economics from Columbia University. He is a trustee of the Vermont Historical Society and president of the Manchester Historical Society. He resides in Manchester, Vermont, with his wife, Sharon.