The result of meticulous research and indepth interviews with veterans, lossings pictorial field book of the war of 1812 is a narrative of historic events during that era. Field book of the revolution by lossing three rivers. Flournoy, a citizen of the state of arkansas, was chosen temporary chairman. Excerpts from pictoral field book of the revolution by benson j. Pictorial history of the civil war in the united states of america. The pictorial fieldbook of the revolution by benson j. Benson john lossing february 12, 18 june 3, 1891 was a prolific and popular american historian, known best for his illustrated books on the american revolution and american civil war and. A digital reproduction made from a copy held by the university of michigan is available from the university of michigans making of america web site.
Favored spectators of both sexes soon filled the galleries. The hardcover of the pictorial field book of the revolution by benson john j. Lossing, pictorial book of revolution 1859 2vol ed. Continuing with my series of blog posts on travelers descriptions of their journeys between hillsborough and salisbury, north carolina, i present benson j. Or, illustrations, by pen and pencil, of the history, biography, scenery, relics, and traditions of the war for independence lossing, benson j. With eleven hundred engravings on wood, by lossing and barritt.
Over the next three years, lossing continued to write and travel, conducting research and drawing scenes from across the united states to illustrate this book. He drew the fields and woods where battles had taken place and recorded. Lossing with eleven hundred engravings on wood, by lossing and barritt. This extensively annotated online edition is still under development. Pictorial field book of the revolution by benson john lossing. Illustrated with engravings, chiefly from sketches by the author. Or, illustrations, by pen and pencil, of the history, biography, scenery, relics, and traditions of the war for independence, volume 1 ebook written by benson john lossing. Around 1848, lossing conceived the idea of writing a narrative sketchbook on the american revolution.
Immediately below the present cascades at the foot of moss island, or moss rock, the river expands into a broader basin, more than one hundred feet deep, from whose depths rocky spikes, like church spires, shoot upward, some of them to the. About this 20122014 online edition of lossings pictorial field book of the revolution, volume 1, 1850. Lossings pictorial field book of the revolution blogger. Lossing set out on an 8,000 mile journey that took him to all of the thirteen original colonies and canada. The buzz of conversation was silenced by the voice of judge david a. Lossings most famous work is his pictorial fieldbook of the revolution, first serialized in harpers new monthly magazine beginning in 1850. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages. Originally published in 1851, lossings the pictorial fieldbook of the revolution is the collected accounts of hundreds of men who fought in the american revolution. His resulting 2 volume pictorial fieldbook of the revolution has never been surpassed for historical accuracy or general readability. By the time that benson john lossing published his pictorial fieldbook of the revolution in 1852, there were few people still living who could remember the longgone governors palace in new bern. Smalley, of vermont, the chairman of the national democratic committee, who called the convention to order. A page from pictorial field book of the revolution by benson j.
The marbleized end pages are great, pages fine and unmarked and the binding is not separated. The hills on either side rise to an altitude of nearly four hundred feet, and from that height the ancient cataract may have poured its flood. The pictorial field book of the revolution by benson j. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the. The pictorial fieldbook of the revolution or, illustrations, by pen and pencil, of the history, biography, scenery, relics, and traditions of the war for independence by benson j. Author of the pictorial fieldbook of the revolution, pictorial history of the civil war in the united states of america, eminent americans, the life and times of philip schuyler, the hudson, from the wilderness to the sea, the home of washington, biographical sketches of the signers of the declaration of american independence, washington and the american republic. In the 1840s benjamin lossing visited the site of almost every event of the american revolution. Chiefly from original sketches by the author copies on abebooks copies on ebay. Or, illustrations, by pen and pencil, of the history, biography, scenery, relics, and traditions of the war for independence, volume 1 issue 69 of library of american civilization pcmi collection volume 1 of the pictorial fieldbook of the revolution, benson john lossing. Lossings pictorial fieldbook of the revolution in the carolinas.
Journeys through the battlefields in the wake of conflict pictorial fieldbook of the civil war benson john lossing from. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. Benson john lossing february 12, 18 june 3, 1891 was a prolific and popular american historian, known best for his illustrated books on the american revolution and american civil war and features in harpers magazine. Lossings pictorial fieldbook of the revolution in the. Designed by english architect john hawks and constructed in the 1760s by royal governor william tryon, the palace had served as the royal governors. Fieldbook of the revolution by lossing three rivers.
The pictorial fieldbook of the revolution or, illustrations, by pen and pencil, of the history, biography, scenery, relics, and traditions of the war for independence volume ii 950 by benson j. Lossing wrote his field books of the revolution, the war of 1812 and the civil war, bibliograph ical society of america, papers, xxxii 1938, 5764. In 1833 lossing and henderson formed a partnership. Lossing shows illustrations and a map related to the battles of saratoga. To gather material for the work, lossing traveled throughout the united states and canada. Pictorial field book of the revolution by benson john j. Around 1848, lossing got the idea to write a narrative sketchbook on the american revolution. Two years later, he published his pictorial fieldbook of the revolution. Bookprinted material, available online, history, lossing. Lossing was disappointed that the people of his generation did not know more about the events of the revolution outside of their own regions. Lossings account of the gaspee incident is largely taken from staples, documentary history of the destruction of the gaspee, in particular, the recollections of ephraim bowen contained therein. He begins his epic work with a brief history of the arrival of the first europeans and the beginnings of their colonies. The pictorial fieldbook of the revolution by lossing. Lossing, volume i, harper brothers, new york, 1859.
Lossing traveled all over the east coast visiting and researching important and not so important revolutionary war sites and most of the book is about the history of the. Lossings pictorial field book of the revolution, v 1. The pictorial fieldbook of the revolution benson j. Pictorial field book revolution, first edition abebooks. Lossings pictorial field book of the revolution from 1851, vol. This rich quarry of historic wealth is now, in completed state, accessible to every americanand certainly every american should dig in its ample mines. A primary history of the united states for schools and families 1857. Lossing married his first wife, alice barrit in 1833.
Pen and pencil historian no writer has done more to popularize the history of his own country than mr. The pictorial fieldbook of the revolution internet archive. Titled the pictorial field book of the revolution, lossings work is not only a recollection of the revolution but also the history of each place he visits. The pictorial fieldbook of the revolution, by benson j. Drawing on his highly developed artistic skills benson lossing drew the faces of the people he interviewed who had participated in the revolution, including. Accounts are given on a host of topics such as the perils of the country immediately succeeding the revolutionary war, the struggle of power with britain, and the origin of. At noon i crossed the broad river at the cherokee ford, and turning to the southeast, pressed on toward yorkville and the interesting fields of conflict beyond, near the waters of the catawba and its surname, the wateree, where the chivalrous partisans of the south, scorning the delilah lap of ease, retained their strength and battled manfully with the. After the short introduction to the colonial period, he launches into his tour, heading off into upstate. Benson john lossing was a prolific and popular american historian, known best for his illustrated books on the american revolution and american civil war and features in harpers magazine. Drawing on his highly developed artistic skills benson lossing drew the faces of the people he interviewed who had participated in the revolution, including some who had carried out the boston tea party. Benson john lossing books list of books by author benson.
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