Samuel G. Drake
Samuel Gardner 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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Historical Memoir of the Colony of New Plymouth, from the Flight of the Pilgrims into Holland In
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History of the Great Indian War of 1675 And 1676
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Indian Biography Containing The Lives Of More Than Two Hundred Indian Chiefs 1832
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Tragedies of the Wilderness, or, True and Authentic Narratives of Captives, Who Have Been Carried Away by Indians From the Various Frontier ... Time [microform]
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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. with a Preface, Introduction, ... ; 3
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Annals of Witchcraft in New England
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The History of Philip's war, Commonly Called the Great Indian war, of 1675 and 1676. Also, of the French and Indian Wars at the Eastward, in 1689, 1690, 1692, 1696, and 1704
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Indian Captivities
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Early History of Georgia, Embracing the Embassy of Sir Alexander Cuming to the Country of the Cherokees, in the Year 1730. A Paper Read in Substance ... Genealogical Society, February, 1872
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The History and Antiquities of Boston ..
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Result of Some Researches Among the British Archives for Information Relative to the Founders of New England : Made in Years 1858, 1859, and 1860
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Genealogical and Biographical Account of the Family of Drake in America. with Some Notices of the Antiquities Connected with the Early Times of Persons of the Name in England
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A Memoir of the Rev. Cotton Mather, D. D., With a Genealogy of the Family of Mather
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The History of King Philip's war ; Also of Expeditions Against the French and Indians in the Eastern Parts of New-England, in the Years 1689, 1690, ... Providence Towards Col. Benjamin Church
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The History of the Indian Wars in New England
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Biography and History of the Indians of North America
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Magnalia Christi Americana
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Catalogue Of The Private Library Of Samuel Gardner Drake, A. M
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Woodward's Historical Series. No. V. The Witchcraft Delusion in New England
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Magnalia Christi Americana, Or, The Ecclesiastical History Of New-england
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Annals of Witchcraft in New England and Elsewhere in the United States
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The Book of the Indians of North America
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A particular history of the five years French and Indian war in New England and parts adjacent
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Book of the Indians
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Historical Memoir of the Colony of New Plymouth, from the Flight of the Pilgrims into Holland In
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History of the Great Indian War of 1675 And 1676
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Indian Biography Containing The Lives Of More Than Two Hundred Indian Chiefs 1832
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Tragedies of the Wilderness, or, True and Authentic Narratives of Captives, Who Have Been Carried Away by Indians From the Various Frontier ... Time [microform]
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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. with a Preface, Introduction, ... ; 3
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Annals of Witchcraft in New England
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The History of Philip's war, Commonly Called the Great Indian war, of 1675 and 1676. Also, of the French and Indian Wars at the Eastward, in 1689, 1690, 1692, 1696, and 1704
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Indian Captivities
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Early History of Georgia, Embracing the Embassy of Sir Alexander Cuming to the Country of the Cherokees, in the Year 1730. A Paper Read in Substance ... Genealogical Society, February, 1872
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The History and Antiquities of Boston ..
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Result of Some Researches Among the British Archives for Information Relative to the Founders of New England : Made in Years 1858, 1859, and 1860
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Genealogical and Biographical Account of the Family of Drake in America. with Some Notices of the Antiquities Connected with the Early Times of Persons of the Name in England
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A Memoir of the Rev. Cotton Mather, D. D., With a Genealogy of the Family of Mather
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The History of King Philip's war ; Also of Expeditions Against the French and Indians in the Eastern Parts of New-England, in the Years 1689, 1690, ... Providence Towards Col. Benjamin Church
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The History of the Indian Wars in New England
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Biography and History of the Indians of North America
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Magnalia Christi Americana
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Catalogue Of The Private Library Of Samuel Gardner Drake, A. M
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Woodward's Historical Series. No. V. The Witchcraft Delusion in New England
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Magnalia Christi Americana, Or, The Ecclesiastical History Of New-england
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Annals of Witchcraft in New England and Elsewhere in the United States
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The Book of the Indians of North America
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A particular history of the five years French and Indian war in New England and parts adjacent
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Book of the Indians