Pioneers and Patriots of America by John S. C. Abbott
| 1. Daniel Boone and the Early Settlement of Kentucky |
(Copyright and title page 1872) |
| 2. Miles Standish, the Puritan Captain |
(Copyright and title page 1872) |
| 3. Ferdinand De Soto, the Discoverer of the Mississippi |
(Copyright and title page 1873) |
| 4. Peter Stuyvesant and the Early Settlement of New York |
(Copyright and title page 1873) |
| 5. Kit Carson, the Pioneer of the West |
(Copyright 1873) |
| 6. David Crockett and Early Texan History |
(Copyright 1874) |
| 7. Captain Kidd and the Early American Buccaneers |
(Copyright 1874) |
| 8. Paul Jones and the Naval Hero of the Revolution |
(Copyright 1874) |
| 9. La Salle: His Discoveries and Adventures with the Indians
of the North-West |
(Copyright 1875) |
| 10. Columbus and the Discovery of America |
(Copyright 1875) |
| 11. George Washington and the Revolutionary War |
(Copyright 1875) |
| 12. Benjamin Franklin |
(Copyright 1876) |
Title page addresses can be helpful in dating these books. Any title
page without a date was published after 1880.
762 Broadway 1870-1875
751 Broadway 1876-1880
Dodd & Mead published the first editions of #1-11. Dodd, Mead &
Co. published the first edition of #12.
Format 1: Dodd & Mead / Dodd, Mead & Co. (Volumes #1-12)
Cloth. Brown/orange and red seen. Front cover has a gilt
illustration of an Indian (Volumes #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12) or
schooner (Volume #8, 10) with a surrounding black line drawn branch and
leaves. Gilt lettering on the spine. 5.25" x 7.5".
This format was published between 1872 and 1876 and included all the
first editions in this series.
Format 2 Volumes #1-12
Cloth. Red. Cover is illustrated with a log cabin, sea battle and
Indians. Gilt lettering on the spine. 7.5" x 5".
This format was published ca. 1876-1880
Format 3. (Mid-1880's)
Cloth. Red. Gilt and black line drawn cover illustrations. 7.5" x
5".
Format 4
Cloth. Red. Gilt series name and pioneer with a rifle on the front
cover.
Same cover in beige without gilt lettering noted.
Not certain at what time this format was begun.
Format 5 1898 and later
Cloth.Blindstamped. Lettering on the cover and the spine. Blue and
black seen. 5.25" x 7.5".
