Samuel G. Drake
11 October 1798 – 14 June 1875
Samuel Gardner Drake was born in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, the son of farmers. In 1805, his father sold his farm and opened a store in Northwood, New Hampshire. In 1818 he became a school teacher. In 1828 he moved to Boston to open the first antiquarian bookstore in the United States. He also studied and wrote about early United States history. In 1847, he was one of the founders of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, and for many years he was the editor of its quarterly Register. He lived in London for two years late in his life. He died of pneumonia in Boston.
Books
- Early History of New England
- A memoir of the Rev. Cotton mather, D.D., with a genealogy of the family of Mather
- Result of some researches among the British archives for information relative to the founders of New England ...
- Narrative of the capture and burning of Fort Massachusetts by the French and Indians
- Witchcraft Delusion in New England; Its Rise, Progress, and Termination, As Exhibited by Dr. Cotton Mather in the Wonders of the Invisible World, and by Mr. Robert Calef in His More Wonders of the Invisible World
- the aboriginal races of north america
- Biography and history of the Indians of North America
- Indian Captivities
- Particular History of the Five Years French and Indian War in New England and Parts Adjacent, from ... 1744 to ... 1749. with a Memoir of Major-Gen. Shirley
- The history and antiquities of Boston; the capital of Massachusetts and metropolis of New England
- Bibliotheca Americana
- The witchcraft delusion in New England
- Indian Biography Containing The Lives Of More Than Two Hundred Indian Chiefs 1832
- Tragedies of the wilderness : or, true and authentic narratives of captives
- Result of some researches among the British archives for information relative to the founders of New England; made in the years 1858, 1859, and 1860
- Witchcraft Delusion in New England; Its Rise, Progress, and Termination, As Exhibited by Dr. Cotton Mather, in the Wonders of the Invisible World; and by Mr. Robert Calef, in His More Wonders of the Invisible World. with a Preface, Introduction, ... ; 2
- The old Indian chronicle
- Historical Memoir of the Colony of New Plymouth, from the Flight of the Pilgrims into Holland In
- The history and antiquities of the city of Boston ... from its settlement in 1630 to the year 1770
- Catalogue of a private library, chiefly relating to the antiquities, history, and biography of America, and ... to the Indians ...
- The old Indian chronicle
- Indian captivities; or, Life in the wigwam
- Tragedies of the wilderness
- Early history of New England
- Witchcraft Delusion in New England; Its Rise, Progress, and Termination, As Exhibited by Dr. Cotton Mather, in the Wonders of the Invisible World; and by Mr. Robert Calef, in His More Wonders of the Invisible World. with a Preface, Introduction, ... ; V. 1
- Biography and history of the Indians of North America, from its first discovery to the present time
- Indian Captivities;
- Indian captivities
- The history and antiquities of Boston ...
- Annals of witchcraft in New-England, and elsewhere in the United States ...
- A catalogue of rare, useful and curious books, and tracts, chiefly historical ... for sale by S.G. Drake ...
- A particular history of the five years French and Indian war ... from ... 1744, to ... 1749 ...
- Biography and history of the Indians of North America, from its first discovery ...
- The book of the Indians
- The book of the Indians; or, Biography and history of the Indians of North America, from its first discovery to the year 1841 ...
- The book of the Indians of North America
- Notice of William Thaddeus Harris, Esq
- Witchcraft Delusion in New England; Its Rise, Progress, and Termination, As Exhibited by Dr. Cotton Mather, in the Wonders of the Invisible World; and by Mr. Robert Calef, in His More Wonders of the Invisible World. with a Preface, Introduction, ... ; 3
- The history and antiquities of Boston ... from its settlement in 1630, to the year 1770
- The entertaining history of King Philip's war
- Entertaining History of King Philip's War
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