Justin Winsor

Governor Bradford's Manuscript History of Plymouth Plantation, and Its Transmission to Our Times. Private Edition. Reprinted from the Proceedings of T Justin Winsor

Publisher Marketing: Title: Governor Bradford's manuscript history of Plymouth Plantation, and its transmission to our times ... Private edition ... Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++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 Library Winsor, Justin; Bradford, William; 1881. 18 p.; 8 . 10409.e.17.(5.) Contributor Bio:  Bradford, William William Bradford (1823-1892) was born and brought up in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Bradford began his professional art career painting ship portraits. In 1861, he obtained financial backing for a journey to sketch and photograph the coast of Labrador. On this and subsequent voyages, he became fascinated with the special qualities of atmospheric light in northern regions. In 1869, Bradford made a notable expedition to the Arctic on the Panther leading to the original publication of The Arctic Regions.