An oration, pronounced at Bridgewater, October 4, 1798, at the request of the Columbian Society

An oration, pronounced at Bridgewater, October 4, 1798, at the request of the Columbian Society

Boston: Printed by Samuel Etheridge ... 1798

39, [1] p. ; 22 cm. (8vo)

973 W614, 1798

(OCoLC)30688633

Signatures: [A] p4 s B-F p4 s.
Last page blank; Leaves E missigned F.
An early analysis of the national character of Americans. Whitman observes how unusual it was for the American army, victorious but unpaid, simply to disperse rather than to exert its new power upon a weak government. The American character has been formed by the Revolution and the adoption of the Constitution.
Library has 2 copies (C. 1: 83.1.142; c. 2: L1995F101)
On half-title: Inscription by the author to Mr. Martine Parris; blindstamp of Dartmouth College Library.

Evans 35024

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