The American Revolution: written in scriptural, or, ancient historical style

The American Revolution: written in scriptural, or, ancient historical style (1796) is an account of the American Revolution written by Richard Snowden (1753-1825).[1][2][3][4]

Overview

Despite adopting the "scriptural" style, the work is relatively devoid of religious material.[5] The work was aimed at schoolchildren, with Snowden writing that the style was chosen as the style "most suitable to the capacities of young people".[5] The work was published with verse numbers and used "Old English".

In the work, modern place names are replaced with archaic-sounding names, e.g. France is call Gaul. [5]

References

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  1. ↑ "The American revolution: : written in scriptural, or, ancient historical style. : Snowden, Richard, 1753-1825 : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". Archive.org. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  2. ↑ Stevens, Henry (1862). Bibliotheca Americana Or A Descriptive Account of My Collection of Rare Books Relating to America. Whittingham and Wilkins. p. 693. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Folsom, George; Dean, John Ward; Shea, John Gilmary; Henry Reed Stiles; Henry Barton Dawson (1858). The Historical Magazine and Notes and Queries Concerning the Antiquities, History and Biography of America. Henry B. Dawson. p. 212. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  4. ↑ Norton, Anthony Banning (1862). A History of Knox County, Ohio, from 1779 to 1862 Inclusive: Comprising Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes and Incidents of Men Connected with the County from Its First Settlement : Together with Complete Lists of the Senators, Representatives, Sheriffs [and Other Officers of the County...] : and Also a Sketch of Kenyon College, and Other Institutions of Learning and Religion Within the County. Mount Vernon, Ohio: Knox County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society. p. 257. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 Shalev, Eran (13 October 2009). Rome Reborn on Western Shores: Historical Imagination and the Creation of the American Republic. University of Virginia Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-8139-2839-5. Retrieved 20 March 2014.

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