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Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 2 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 4 0 Browse Search
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Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 2 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Chapter 17: writers on American history, 1783-1850 (search)
he Government for $100,000. It contained 22,529 printed volumes, about 40,000 pamphlets, some valuable newspaper files, and enough transcripts to make 129 bound volumes. The collection was placed in the Library of Congress, where Force's manuscripts remain unpublished. In 1879 Congress called for a report on the value of the collection, and received a lucid statement from the Librarian of Congress. No practical results followed. For a discussion of the value of Force's collection see Bassett, Middle group of American historians, p. 298. Aside from the Archives Force is best remembered for four volumes of Tracts published from 1836 to 1846. They were mostly reprints of rare pamphlets relating to the earliest period of American history, and their publication was accomplished with financial sacrifices. Whenever I found a little more money in my purse than I absolutely needed, he said, I printed a volume of Tracts. Several pamphlets of his own composition were also published
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 2 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Index (search)
, 63 Ballads and other poems, 36 Ballou, Rev., Hosea, 207 Ballou, Hosea 2d, 207 n. Balzac, 18, 136, 233 Bancroft, George, 110-112, 122, 125, 130, 133, 164, 168, 317 Banner (Nashville), 184 Bannockburn, 298 Barbara Frietchie, 51, 281 Barbauld, Mrs., 397, 400 Barclay of Ury, 48 Barefoot boy, the, 50 Barefooted boys, 307 Barlow, Joel, 150, 207 Barnaby Rudge, 63 Barneveld, John of, 144, 145, 146, 147 Barrow, Washington, 184 Baskervill, W. M., 304 Bassett, John S., 122 n. Battle Cry of freedom, the, 285 Battle Cry of the South, 305 Battle hymn of the republic, the, 285, 303 Battle in the clouds, the, 284 Battle of Charleston Harbor, the, 293 Battle of Charlestown, the, 279 Battle of Lookout Mountain, the, 278, 284 Battle of the Kegs, 150 Battle pieces and aspects of the War, 279 Bay fight, the, 278, 285 Bayou Folks, 390 Bazalgette, Leon, 263 n. Beat, beat drums, 303 Beauregard, Gen., 296 Bee, 368 Beechenbrook