Ebenezer Hazard, Jeremy Belknap and the American Revolution
Auteur : Russell M. Lawson
Date de publication : 2011
Éditeur : Pickering & Chatto
Nombre de pages : 245
Résumé du livre
Ebenezer Hazard - a classicist and natural scientist - became postmaster general in 1782. A prolific letter-writer, his favourite correspondent was Jeremy Belknap, a clergyman and historian. Their letters to each other provide an informative and insightful history of the time through everyday events.