Bryant's Popular History of the United States - Volume II

This is a beautifully illustrated volume from "Bryant's Popular History of the United States" by William Cullen Bryant and Sidney Howard Gay. Volume II only. 1883; Charles Scribner's Sons; New York. The book is profusely illustrated with in-text illustrations and engraved plates throughout.

The contents of this volume are as follows: The Pequot War; Southern New England; The Boston Puritans; The Shawomet People and Their Indian Friends; New Netherland under Peter Stuyvesant; The Dutch and Their Neighbors; Quakerism in New England; Virginia and Maryland under the Commonwealth; The Later Years of New Netherlands; The Surrender of New Netherland; The Carolinas; Virginia under Berkeley; New York; North and South Carolina; The Political Policy of the Puritans; Philip's War; New Hampshire; The Witchcraft Delusion; Colonization by Friends; The French in the Mississippi Valley; The Mississippi Scheme; Spanish Colonization; Spanish Explorations and Colonizations.

Condition:
Clean back cover and spine; there are some small, light stains on the front cover. There is a tiny ding/dent above the word "Volume" on the spine. Sharp cover corners. There is a partial split at the front hinge between the end paper and pastedown one-quarter of the way up from the bottom of the spine resulting in the front cover being a bit shaky. The back cover is firmly attached. Nice interior - occasional mild foxing to the pages (primarily to the engraved plates), otherwise clean. "35" written in pencil on front end paper. Overall the book is in Good condition.