Samuel Adams Drake (1833–1905)

Author of New England Legends and Folk Lore

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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: Drake Samuel Adams, Samuel Adams Drake 1833-1905

Works by Samuel Adams Drake

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New England Legends and Folk Lore (1884) 179 copies

Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston (1881) 30 copies

Historic mansions and highways around Boston (1901) 20 copies

Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast (1874) 17 copies

Old Boston Taverns and Tavern Clubs (1917) 15 copies

The Border Wars of New England: Commonly Called King William's and Queen Anne's Wars (1897) (2001) 11 copies

History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts (2011) 10 copies

The Battle of Gettysburg 1863 (2001) 10 copies

The Heart of the White Mountains: Their Legend and Scenery (1995) 8 copies

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

The Making of the Ohio Valley States: 1660-1837 (2001) 6 copies

Burgoyne's Invasion of 1777 With an outline sketch of the American Invasion of Canada, 1775-76. (1899) 5 copies

Historic fields and mansions of Middlesex (2018) 5 copies

The making of New England, 1580-1643 (2001) 5 copies

Our Colonial Homes (1894) 5 copies

The making of the great West; 1512-1883 (1887) 5 copies

The making of virginia and the middle colonies; 1578-1701 3 copies

On Plymouth Rock (2001) 3 copies

Bunker Hill: The Story Told In Letters From The Battlefield (2008) 3 copies

A census of pensioners for revolutionary or military services; with their names, ages, and places of residence 2 copies

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

The taking of Louisburg, 1745 (1891) 2 copies

Georgia its history, condition, and resources, Library of Congress 1 copy

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

History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Vol. 2: Containing Carefully Prepared Histories of Every City and Town in… (2017) 1 copy

Our World's Great Benefactors: Short Biographies of the Men and Women Most Eminent in ... 1888 [Leather Bound] (2019) 1 copy

The Benefactors of the World: Short Biographies of the Men and Women Most Prominent in Philanthropy Patriotism Art… 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,… 1 copy

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

General Israel Putnam, the commander at Bunker Hill 1 copy

The Making of the Great West (Illustrated Edition): History of the American Frontier 1512-1883 1 copy

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Witches, Wraiths, and Warlocks: Supernatural Tales of the American Renaissance (1971) — Contributor — 38 copies

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

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The Heart of the White Mountains: Their Legend and… by Samuel Adams Drake

Folio edition

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ajapt | Dec 30, 2018 |

A Book of New England Legends and Folk Lore, in… 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.

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Dene | Jul 27, 2008 |