Samuel Williams

The Natural and Civil History of Vermont. by Samuel Williams, Ll.d. Member of the Meteorological Society in Germany, of the Philosophical Society in Phila

Publisher Marketing: The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryW013815Frontispiece map by James Whitelaw; engraved by Joseph Callender. "Errata."--p. 411. "Names of the subscribers."--p. [412]-416. Printed at Walpole, Newhampshire: by Isaiah Thomas and David Carlisle, Jun. Sold at their bookstore, in Walpole, and by said Thomas, at his bookstore, in Worcester, MDCCXCIV. [1794] xvi, [1], 18-416 p., [2] folded leaves of plates: ill., maps, tables; 4 Contributor Bio:  Williams, Samuel Samuel Williams, Jr. is an African American journalist and grant writer based in San Bernardino, Ca. 'When I was a high school student at Christchurch School, a private Episcopalian boarding school located on the banks of the Rappahannock River in Middlesex County, Virginia, I fell in love Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle s Sherlock Holmes adventures', Williams said. 'In my readings, however, I noticed there were only two black characters ever mentioned in any of the adventures. I was also concerned the only black male character to appear, Steve Dixie, was depicted as a rogue and grifter. I decided I would write a Holmes adventure that would give Dixie s character some positive, redeeming value and I believe I was successful in doing so in the book, Anomalous: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes featuring Jack Johnson and Alphonse Capone'. Williams is the first African American writer to author a Sherlock Holmes adventure.