Author: Henry Howard Brownell

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-06

Total Pages: 546

ISBN-13: 9781330819869

Excerpt from The New World, Vol. 2: Embracing American History Exterior View of the Crystal Palace, New York Frontispiece; Flags of Various Nations, appropriately colored; Portrait of Captain John Smith, the Founder of Virginia; Portrait of Roger Williams, the Founder of Rhode Island; Emigration of Hooker and his Party to Hartford; Portrait of King Philip, in his Aboriginal Costume; The Settlers of New England going to Church; Portrait of Captain Benjamin Church, the Indian Fighter; The Treaty of William Penn with the Indians; William Penn, the Founder of Pennsylvania; Settlers in the Forest; Group of English Statesmen - embracing Portraits of George III., Lord North, the Earl of Chatham, Marquis of Rockingham, and Lord Bute; Group of American Statesmen Embracing Portraits of Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, James Otis, and Gouverneiir Morris; Congress (Independence) Hall, Philadelphia; Fancuil Hall, Boston; Defence of the Redoubt at Bunker-Hill; Full-length Portrait of Joseph Brant (Thayendancgea); View of the Highlands on the Hudson; The Encampment at Valley Forge; Engagement of the French Fleet, under D'Estalng, and the British Fleet, under Byron; Engagement between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis; The Capture of Major Andre; The Battle of the Cowpens; Equestrian Portrait of Lord Cornwallls; Full-length Portrait of Red Jacket, the Famous Settees Chief; Portrait of George Washington, First President of the United States; Portrait of John Adams, Second President of the United States; Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States; Portrait of James Madison, Fourth President of the United States; The Battle of Lake Erie; Portrait of the Celebrated Indian Chief Tecumseh, in full Costume 370 Equestrian Portrait of General Andrew Jackson; The Capitol at Washington; The Smithsonian Institute, Washington City; Portrait of James Monroe, Fifth President of the United States About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.