Memorials of the Public Life and Character of the Right Hon. James Oswald, of Dunnikier: Contained in a Correspondence with Some of the Most Distingui

Publisher Marketing: Title: Memorials of the public life and character of the Right Hon. James Oswald, of Dunnikier: contained in a correspondence with some of the most distinguished men of the last century. Author: James OswaldPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U. S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more. Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more. Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP02559100CollectionID: CTRG98-B1600PublicationDate: 18250101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: Correspondence with British political figures such as Lord Henry Homes Kames, David Hume, William Pitt, Earl of Chatham and Lord Gilbert Elliot Minto. Collation: xxiii, 484 p.: port.; 23 cm Contributor Bio:  Oswald, James James Oswald is the author of the Detective Inspector McLean series of crime novels. The first two books, Natural Causes and The Book of Souls, are also available as paperbacks and ebooks. He has also written an epic fantasy series, as well as comic scripts and short stories. In his spare time, Oswald runs a 350-acre livestock farm in North East Fife, Scotland, where he raises pedigree Highland Cattle and New Zealand Romney Sheep.