A short history of Algiers : with a concise view of the origin of the rupture between Algiers and the United States. : To which is added, a copious appendix: containing letters from Captains Penrose, M'Shane, and sundry other American captives, with a description of the treatment those prisoners experienced.
| Author/creator |
Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839 |
| Included Work | Humphreys, David, 1752-1818. Poem on the happiness of America. Selections. |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Edition | Third edition, improved. |
| Publication Info | New-York : Published by Evert Duyckinck, 110 Pearl-Street. W.W. Vermilye, printer, 1805. Copy right secured, according to law. |
| Description | 106 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 14 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition |
| Subject(s) |
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| Uniform title | Short account of Algiers |
| Series | Early American imprints. Second series no. 8135. ^A575643 |
| General note | Running title: History of Algiers. |
| General note | First and second editions, published in 1794, have title A short account of Algiers. Attributed to Mathew Carey by Evans. |
| General note | "Extracts from a 'Poem on the happiness of America,' by Colonel Humphrys."--p. 98-106. |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 8135 |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 9357 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 8135). |
| Genre/form | Captivity narratives. |
| Genre/form | Poems 1805. |
| Other title | History of Algiers. |
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| Joyner | Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |