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Narrative of the Life and Sufferings of a Young British Captive; William B. Lighton. (Minister of the Gospel.) Who Was a Soldier, Bound for Life in the British Army and in Which is Contained an Account of Its Character, and the Barbarous Method Practised in Punishing Their Soldiers; with an Interesting Account of His Escape from His Regime, His Capture, Imprisonment, Trial, and Condemnation to Death; His Subsequent Sufferings, and Final Escape from Captivity, and from the British Dominions
by Lighton, William B. [Beebey]
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Concord, N.Y: Lighton, William B, 1836. Revised Edition. Small Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Revised edition. Light wear to spine head and to spine base, pencil note on front free endpaper, general light wear. 1836 Small Hard Cover. 228 pp. Brown blind-stamped cloth, gilt titles and rules, engraved frontispiece portrait of author, engraved plates. Includes: Containing an Account of His Nativity, Parentage, Early Life, and Trilas, to the 15th Year of His Age, When He Enlisted as a Soldier in His Majesty's Service; From the Time He Enlisted, to His Being Embodied with His Regiment in Montreal, Lower Canada; An Account of His Trials and Sufferings, from the Time He Joined His Regiment to His Reprieve from Death; Containing Some Affecting Occurences; From the Time He Was Reprieved, to His Final Escape from Imprisonment - in which is Manifested the Providence and Grace of God; An Account of His Life and Trials, from His Escape from Imprisonment to His Arrival in the United States; An Account of the Succeeding Years of His Life, The Dispensations of Providence and Grace, Continued Down to the Present Time. Full title: Narrative of the Life and Sufferings of a Young British Captive; William B. Lighton. (Minister of the Gospel.) Who Was a Soldier, Bound for Life in the British Army and in Which is Contained an Account of Its Character, and the Barbarous Method Practised in Punishing Their Soldiers; with an Interesting Account of His Escape from His Regime, His Capture, Imprisonment, Trial, and Condemnation to Death; His Subsequent Sufferings, and Final Escape from Captivity, and from the British Dominions.
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- Narrative of the Life and Sufferings of a Young British Captive; William B. Lighton. (Minister of the Gospel.) Who Was a Soldier, Bound for Life in the British Army and in Which is Contained an Account of Its Character, and the Barbarous Method Practised in Punishing Their Soldiers; with an Interesting Account of His Escape from His Regime, His Capture, Imprisonment, Trial, and Condemnation to Death; His Subsequent Sufferings, and Final Escape from Captivity, and from the British Dominions
- Author
- Lighton, William B. [Beebey]
- Format/Binding
- Small Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lighton, William B
- Place of Publication
- Concord, N.Y
- Date Published
- 1836
- Weight
- 0.38 lbs
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY WILLIAM B LIGHTON HISTORY EUROPE EUROPEAN BRITISH CAPTIVE MINISTER GOSPEL RELIGION RELIGIOUS CHRISTIAN CHRISTIANITY MILITARY
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