Samuel Adams Drake (1833–1905)

Author of New England Legends and Folk Lore

About the Author

Samuel Adams Drake was born in Boston. Massachusetts in 1833. He was educated in the Boston schools and in 1858 moved to Leavenworth. Kansas, where he was a journalist and merehant until the outbreak of the oivil war. He joined the Kansas militia as captain in 1861, and was promoted show more brigadier-general of militia in 1863 and colonel of the 17th Kansas volunteers in 1864. He returned to Boston in 1871 and devoted his time to his literary work show less

Includes the names: S.A. Drake, Drake Samuel Adams, Samuels Adams Drake, [Samuel Adams] [Drake], Samuel Adams Adams Drake, Samuel Adams Drake 1833-1905

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New England Legends and Folk Lore (1884) 209 copies, 1 review

Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston (1971) 34 copies

Nooks and corners of the New England coast (1875) 22 copies

Historic mansions and highways around Boston (1971) 20 copies, 1 review

The Border Wars of New England, Commonly Called King William's and Queen Anne's Wars (2001) 15 copies

Old Boston Taverns and Tavern Clubs (2005) 15 copies

History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts (2011) 10 copies

The Heart of the White Mountains: Their Legend and Scenery (1995) 10 copies, 1 review

The Battle of Gettysburg 1863 (2001) 10 copies

Our Colonial Homes (2025) 8 copies

The making of New England, 1580-1643 (2001) 7 copies

The Pine Tree Coast (1988) 7 copies

On Plymouth Rock (2001) 6 copies

The Making of the Ohio Valley States (2001) 6 copies

Burgoyne's Invasion of 1777 (2006) 6 copies

The Campaign of Trenton 1776-77 (1895) 6 copies

The making of the great West; 1512-1883 (2001) 5 copies

Historic fields and mansions of Middlesex (2018) 5 copies

The Making of Virginia and the Middle Colonies, 1578-1701 5 copies

Bunker Hill: The Story Told In Letters From The Battlefield (2008) 5 copies

The taking of Louisburg, 1745 (1891) 3 copies

Old Landmarks and Historic Fields of Middlesex [Massachusetts] (2006) 2 copies

General Israel Putnam, the commander at Bunker Hill 2 copies

The Myths and Fables of To-Day 1 copy

The Making of New England 1 copy

Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 1 copy

The Myths and Fables of To-day (1900) 1 copy

Bunker Hill: 1 copy

The making of the great West. 1 copy

Around the Hub. a Boys' Book about Boston 1 copy

Our World's Great Benefactors: Short Biographies of the Men and Women Most Eminent in ... (2019) 1 copy

The Watch Fires of '76 1 copy

"The White Mountains" in Harper's New Monthly Magazine June, 1881 1 copy

Georgia its history, condition, and resources 1 copy

The Heart of the White Mountains Tourist's Edition 1 copy

The Benefactors of the World: Short Biographies of the Men and Women Most Prominent in Philanthropy Patriotism Art Literature Discovery Science and Invention 1 copy

Captain Nelson: A Romance of Colonial Days 1879 [Hardcover] (2015) 1 copy

Our Great Benefactors: short biographies of the men and women most eminent in literature, science, philanthropy, art, etc. 1 copy

History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Vol. 2: Containing Carefully Prepared Histories of Every City and Town in the County, by Well-Known ... to the Present Time (Classic… (2017) 1 copy

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Witches, Wraiths, and Warlocks: Supernatural Tales of the American Renaissance (1971) — Contributor — 42 copies

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Birthdate: 1833-12-20
Date of death: 1905-12-04
Gender: male
Occupations: journalist
writer
Relationships: Drake, Samuel Gardner (father)
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Place of death: Kennebunkport, Maine, USA
Burial location: Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose, Massachusetts, USA
Associated Place (for map): Massachusetts, USA

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Dene 5 reviews

A Book of New England Legends and Folk Lore, in Prose and Poetry. (Tut L books) by Samuel Adams Drake

Stuffed with archaic local folklore and bits of history that might otherwise not be as readily available. It's quite beautifully written though some might find it stuffy. It was written a long while ago. I see it's been reprinted and is in hardcover. I've got an old paperback. Love browsing in this book.

Jul 27, 2008

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Historic mansions and highways around Boston : being a new and revised edition of 'Old landmarks and historic fields of Middlesex' / by Samuel Adams Drake by Samuel Adams Drake