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The Columbian Plutarch, or, An exemplification of several distinguished American characters   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Author
Woodward, Thomas
Caldwell, Charles, 1772-1853
Clark & Raser, printer
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Title
The Columbian Plutarch, or, An exemplification of several distinguished American characters
Publisher
Philadelphia : Printed for the author, by Clark & Raser
Description
"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
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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Subjects: Bartram, John, 1699-1777; Ramsay, David, 1749-1815; Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813; Famous Persons; Physicians
Language English
Publication date 1819
publication_date QS:P577,+1819-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Current location
IA Collections: medicalheritagelibrary; medicineintheamericas; usnationallibraryofmedicine; americana
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2578012R.nlm.nih.gov
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Internet Archive identifier: 2578012R.nlm.nih.gov
https://archive.org/download/2578012R.nlm.nih.gov/2578012R.pdf

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