An Impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and the United States, from its commencement to the end of the war : exhibiting a circumstantial, connected, and complete account of the real causes, rise, and progress of the war, interspersed with anecdotes and characters of the different commanders, and accounts of such personages in Congress as have distinguished themselves during the contest. : With an appendix, containing a collection of interesting and authentic papers, tending to elucidate the history. : Illustrated with beautiful copper plates. : Vol. I [-III]. - ECU Libraries Catalog

An Impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and the United States, from its commencement to the end of the war : exhibiting a circumstantial, connected, and complete account of the real causes, rise, and progress of the war, interspersed with anecdotes and characters of the different commanders, and accounts of such personages in Congress as have distinguished themselves during the contest. : With an appendix, containing a collection of interesting and authentic papers, tending to elucidate the history. : Illustrated with beautiful copper plates. : Vol. I [-III].

Other author/creator	Murray, James, 1732-1782.
Other author/creator	Norman, John, approximately 1748-1817, engraver.
Format	Book and Microform
Publication Info	Boston : Printed by Nathaniel Coverly and Robert Hodge, at their office in Newbury-Street, M.DCC.LXXXI[-M,DCCLXXXIV]. [1781-1784]]
Description	3 volumes : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm (8vo)
Subject(s)	United States--History --Revolution, 1775-1783. United States--History --Revolution, 1775-1783 --Portraits.

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Series	Early American imprints. First series ; no. 17241 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 17241. ^A478749
General note	First published at London in 1780, with title: An impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and her colonies. Attributed to James Murray by Evans. For a critical account of this work, see: Libby, O.G. Some pseudo histories of the American Revolution. Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of the Arts and Sciences, v. 13, part 1, (1901): 419-425.
General note	Issued in parts, some with paper covers, having title: The history of the war in America. Vol. 2 was published in 1782-83, v. 3 in 1784.
General note	Imprint of v. 3 varies: Boston: Printed by Nathaniel Coverly, at his printing-office, no. 83, between the Sign of Lamb, and the White-Horse. M,DCCLXXXIV.
General note	Plates engraved by John Norman.
General note	Signatures: v. 1, [A]⁴, B-3K⁴ (3K4 verso blank; gatherings G, 2C missigned F, 2B); v. 2, [A]⁴ B-3K⁴; v. 3, [A]⁴ B-U⁴ W⁴ X-Z⁴ (Z4 verso blank).
General note	Vol. 1: iv, [1], 6-445 [i.e., 6-447], [1] p., [7] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 2: 448 p., [7] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 3: 190 [i.e., 191], [1] p., [1] leaf of plates.
General note	Errors in paging: v. 1, p. 159 misnumbered 153, page numbers 373, 374 repeated; v. 2, p. 89 misnumbered 98; v. 3, page number 136 repeated.
References	Evans 17241
References	Evans 17610
References	Evans 18617
Reproduction note	Joyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 17241; 17610; 18617).
Other title	History of the war in America.

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