A SERMON, PREACHED BEFORE HIS EXCELLENCY CALEB STRONG, ESQ., GOVERNOR...OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, MAY 27, 1801, THE DAY OF GENERAL ELECTION.
Boston: 1801. Half title [chipped], 29pp, disbound [loosened]. Good+. Painting "the American picture" in broad strokes from the early European settlers, Bancroft highlights the "shade" as well as the bright spots. In particular, he recognizes that "the spirit of religion in some instances, was intolerant; and a greater stress was..... More