George Murray

Report of the Committee Appointed to Examine into the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the Society of Artists of the United States, Read April 15, George Murray

Publisher Marketing: Title: Report of the Committee Appointed to Examine into the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the Society of Artists of the United States, read April 15, 1812. Author: George MurrayPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U. S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more. Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more. Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP02584000CollectionID: CTRG98-B1719PublicationDate: 18120101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: Signed (on p. 24): George Murray, Benjamin Tanner. Collation: 24 p.; 17 cm Contributor Bio:  Murray, George George Murray's three previous books of poetry include "The Hunter" (McClelland & Stewart, 2003) and "The Cottage Builder's Letter" (M&S, 2001). His poems, fiction and criticism have appeared in many publications in Canada, the US, the UK, Australia and Europe. Murray won the 2003 New York Festivals Radio and Television Gold Medal for Best Writing for his broadcast poem "Anniversary: A Personal Inventory" and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. He is the editor and publisher of the popular literary website "Bookninja.com" and a contributing editor for several literary magazines, including "Canadian Notes and Queries" and "The Drunken Boat". He lives in St. John's, Newfoundland.