The Columbian Plutarch, or, An exemplification of several distinguished American characters / by Thomas Woodward.

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Exemplification of several distinguished American characters

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Philadelphia : Printed for the author, by Clark & Raser, 1819.

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vi, 2 unnumbered pages, 311 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 18 cm

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Shaw & Shoemaker 50156

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Microfilm. [Bethesda, Md.] : National Library of Medicine, 1958. 1 microfilm reel : negative ; 35 mm

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"The object of this publication is to extend some information respecting several of the most eminent and distinguished men in North America, from its first discovery to the present time. For the biographical memoirs contained in this collection, the author is princiaplly indebted to Dr. Rees' Cyclopaedia, Allen's Biographical dictionary, and Delaplaine's Repository of the lives and portraits of distinguished American characters. ..."--P. v
Of the nine lives from Delaplaine's Repository, at least six were written by Charles Caldwell. Cf. his Autobiography, Philadelphia, 1855, p. 274, 431-432
Includes lives of the naturalist John Bartram and the physicians David Ramsay and Benjamin Rush, the latter adapted from Caldwell

Contents

Life of Columbus -- Vesputius -- J. Cabot -- S. Cabot -- Cartier -- Smith -- Robinson -- G. Calvert -- L. Calvert -- Penn -- Bartram -- Benezet -- Warren -- Greene -- Franklin -- Hancock -- Rittenhouse -- Wayne -- Washington -- Henry -- S. Adams -- Hamilton -- Wythe -- Ames -- Dr. Rush -- Dr. Ramsay -- J. Adams -- Jefferson

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