Broadsides, Ballads, &C. Printed in Massachusetts, 1639-1800 (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Broadsides, Ballads, &C. Printed in Massachusetts, 1639-1800 The following list grew out Of small beginnings. When in the Public Library Of the City Of Boston I amused myself in noting any broadside issued in Massachusetts between the years 1774 and 1783, on a half-formed scheme Of utilizing the items in a study Of the civil aspects of the War for Independence. The list was not completed and later, in the Library of Con gress, was added to only as occasion O ered, on no systematic plan. The growing interest in broadside material has sug gested a full check-list, which would be a better guide were it extended to include all broadsides issued in Massachusetts from the earliest introduction Of printing into the colony to the year 1800. On consulting Evans' American Bibliography I estimated that double the number there recorded would be ample, but I was soon obliged to alter my Opinion, and the result in numbers Speaks for itself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."