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Title: French and Indian cruelty: exemplified in the life and various vicissitudes of fortune of Peter Williamson: containing a particular account of the manners, customs and dress of the savages: of their scalping, burning and other barbarities committed on the English in North America during his residence among them: being at eight years of age stolen from his parents and sent to Pennsylvania, where he was sold as a slave: afterwards married and settled as a planter till the Indians destroyed his house and every thing he had and carried him off a captive: from whom after several months captivity he made his escape and serv'd as a volunteer and soldier in many expeditions against them: comprehending in the whole, a summary of the transactions of the several provinces of Pennsylvania, New-York, New-England, New-Jersey, &c., &c., from the commencement of the war in these parts, particularly those relative to the intended attack on Crown Point and Niagara: and, an accurate and succinct detail of the operations of the French and English forces at the siege of Oswego, where the author was wounded and taken prisoner: and being afterwards sent to England, was on his arrival at Plymouth discharg'd as incapable of further service: also, a curious discourse on kidnapping, with proper directions for tradesmen and others to avoid slavery, when transported from their native country.Author: Peter WilliamsonPublisher: 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: SABCP03724600CollectionID: CTRG01-B3047PublicationDate: 17580101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: "Together with a description of the most convenient roads for the British forces to invade Canada in three divisions and make themselves masters of it the next campaign, 1759."Collation: iv, 212 p