Soldier, engraver, forger : Richard Brunton's life on the fringe in America's new republic /

"In this richly illustrated biography, the author follows in the footsteps of Richard Brunton, a British grenadier who fought in the American Revolution before deserting in 1779. A trained engraver and diesinker, his primitive but charming works include some of the earliest pre-printed family r...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Child, Deborah M. (Συγγραφέας)
Μορφή: Χάρτης
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Boston, Massachusetts : New England Historic Genealogical Society, [2015]
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300 |a xii, 123 pages :  |b illustrations, maps ;  |c 23 cm 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (page 111) and index. 
505 0 |a Introduction: a life on the fringe -- In his majesty's service -- An English engraver of no great merit -- Game up -- Massachusetts counterfeiter -- The twilight years -- Appendix: important dates in the life of Richard Burton. 
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