Narrative of the Life and Suffering of William B. Lighton; containing an interesting and faithful account of his early life, and enlistment into the British Army; his experience while in the service, and escape from his regiment; capture, imprisonment, trial, and condemnation to death; his subsequent sufferings, and final escape from captivity, and settlement in the United States. Written by Himself. New and Revised Edition, embellished with ten steel engravings

Published by Printed by Samuel N. Dickenson, Boston, 1844

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16mo., 16cm, 258p., plus 10 steel engraved plate illustrations, in the original black cloth, extra blind stamped borders and decoration on the boards, gilt spine titles and elaborate ornamented gilt spine decorations, some slight foxed and offset on the plates, ~ ~ ~ "The author enlisted in the British Army in 1821 and was sent to Canada where he deserted and was later captured and sentenced to prison in Montreal and Quebec. Much of the narrative deals with Canada". Lande. See Sabin 41052. c.f. T.P.L. 7421 for Concord, 1836; and 7694 for Boston, 1843; Lande. S-1300, Troy, 1846; Matthews, Canadian Diaries. 695.

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Title
Narrative of the Life and Suffering of William B. Lighton; containing an interesting and faithful account of his early life, and enlistment into the British Army; his experience while in the service, and escape from his regiment; capture, imprisonment, trial, and condemnation to death; his subsequent sufferings, and final escape from captivity, and settlement in the United States. Written by Himself. New and Revised Edition, embellished with ten steel engravings
Author
LIGHTON, William B.
Publisher
Printed by Samuel N. Dickenson, Boston
Publication year
1844
Condition
Fine, Rare

J. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC)

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