MINOT, George Richards (1758-1802). The History of the Insurrections, in Massachusetts, in the Year mdcclxxxvi, and the Rebellion Consequent Thereon. Worcester, MA: Isaiah Thomas, 1788. FIRST EDITION, THE FRANK DEERING COPY.
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MINOT, George Richards (1758-1802). The History of the Insurrections, in Massachusetts, in the Year mdcclxxxvi, and the Rebellion Consequent Thereon. Worcester, MA: Isaiah Thomas, 1788.
8vo (225 x 132 mm). Engraved portrait of Minot inserted as a frontispiece. (Some minor spotting and browning.) 20th-century red morocco gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut (very slight rubbing to joints). Provenance: Frank C. Deering (1866-1939), Americana collector (morocco booklabel).
FIRST EDITION, THE FRANK DEERING COPY, of Minot's definitive account of Shays' Rebellion. At the time of Shays' Rebellion, the newly-formed United States was governed by the Articles of the Confederation, which many felt was too weak to manage the nation. Shays' Rebellion informed the debate about the framing of the U. S. Constitution, particularly among Federalists, who advocated for a stronger federal government and diminished states' rights. Howes M-651.
Property from the Collection of Kay Michael Kramer
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