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Samuel G. Drake

Samuel Gardner Drake was born in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, the son of farmers. In 1805, his father sold his farm and opened a store in Northwood, New Hampshire. In 1818 he became a school teacher. In 1828 he moved to Boston to open the first antiquarian bookstore in the United States. He also studied and wrote about early United States history. In 1847, he was one of the founders of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, and for many years he was the editor of its quarterly Register. He lived in London for two years late in his life. He died of pneumonia in Boston.

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United States historian and antiquarian (1798-1875)

Born 11 October 1798
Died 14 June 1875

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  • Cover of: Biography and history of the Indians of North America: comprising a general account of them ... also a history of their wars, their manners and customs ... likewise exhibiting an analysis of the most distinguished, as well as absurd authors who have written upon the great question of the first peopling of America

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  • Cover of: Indian captivities: or, Life in the wigwam, being true narratives of captives who have been carried away by the Indians ...

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  • Cover of: The witchcraft delusion in New England: its rise, progress, and termination, as exhibited by Dr. Cotton Mather in The wonders of the invisible world, and by Mr. Robert Calef in his More wonders of the invisible world.

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  • Cover of: The aboriginal races of North America: comprising biographical sketches of eminent tribes, from the first discovery of the continent to the present period; with a dissertation on their origin, antiquities, manners and customs

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  • Cover of: A particular history of the five years French and Indian war in New England and parts adjacent: from its declaration by the King of France, March 15, 1744, to the treaty with the eastern Indians, Oct. 16, 1749, sometimes called Gov. Shirley's war. With a memoir of Major-General Shirley, accompanied by his portrait and other engravings.

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  • Cover of: Biography and history of the Indians of North America: from its first discovery to the present time : comprising details in the lives of all the most distinguished chiefs and counsellors, exploits of warriors, and the celebrated speeches of their orators : also, a history of their wars, massacres and depredations, as well as the wrongs and sufferings which the Europeans and their descendants have done them : with an account of their antiquities, manners and customs, religion and laws : likewise exhibiting an analysis of the distinguished as well as absurd authors, who have written upon the great question of the first peopling of America

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  • Cover of: Annals of witchcraft in New England: and elsewhere in the United States, from their first settlement

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  • Cover of: The old Indian chronicle: being a collection of exceeding rare tracts written and published in the time of King Philip's war, by persons residing in the country; to which are now added marginal notes and Chronicles of the Indians from the discovery of America to the present time. By S. G. Drake

    First published in 1836 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Indian captivities or, life in the wigwam: being true narratives of captives who have been carried away by the Indians ; from the frontier settlements of the U.S. ; from the earliest period to the present time

    First published in 1851 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Biography and History of the Indians of North America from Its First Discovery

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  • Cover of: A memoir of the Rev. Cotton Mather, D. D.: with a genealogy of the family of Mather.

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  • Cover of: Catalogue of the private library of Samuel Gardner Drake, A. M.

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  • Cover of: Catalogue of the private library of Samuel G. Drake: of Boston, chiefly relating to the antiquities, history, and biography of America, and in an especial manner to the Indians, collected and used by him in preparing his works upon the aborigines of America.

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  • Cover of: History of the early discovery of America and landing of the Pilgrims: with a biography of the North American Indians.

    First published in 1854 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Recovery of some materials for the early history of Dorchester: general and particular

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  • Cover of: The book of the Indians of North America: comprising details in the lives of about five hundred chiefs and others, the most distinguished among them, also a history of their wars, their manners and customs, speeches of orators &c. from their first being known to Europeans to the present time ... peopling of America

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  • Cover of: A Particular History of the Five Years French and Indian War in New England and Parts Adjacent ...

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United States historian and antiquarian (1798-1875)

Born 11 October 1798
Died 14 June 1875

Subjects

Indians of North America, Biography, History, Social life and customs, Indian captivities, Moeurs et coutumes, Indiens d'Amérique, Indiens, Biographies, Captifs, Genealogy, Histoire, Sources, Bibliography, Catalogs, Witchcraft, Autographs, Captivity narratives, Collections, Frontier and pioneer life, New England Historic Genealogical Society, North American Indians, Private libraries, Captivities, Cherokee Indians

Places

Amérique du Nord, United States, New England, America, Boston (Mass.), Massachusetts, Dorchester (Boston, Mass.), Georgia, New Hampshire, États-Unis

People

Alexander Cuming Sir, bart. (1690?-1775), Cotton Mather (1663-1728), Drake family, John Winthrop, John Winthrop (1588-1649), Juan Ortiz (-1543? [from old catalog]), Mather family (Richard Mather, 1596-1669), Samuel Gardner Drake (1798-1875), William Shirley (1694-1771), William, 1694-1771 Shirley

Time

Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, King George's War, 1744-1748

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
December 3, 2013 Edited by Sarah Breau Added new photo
December 3, 2013 Edited by Sarah Breau Added bio, added to birth date, added to death date, edited other names, added Wikipedia link
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import