Ames, Nathaniel:

$350 · Offered by William Reese Company

AN ASTRONOMICAL DIARY, OR, AN ALMANACK FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD CHRIST, 1756. An early almanac by one of the most prolific almanac makers in colonial America. Ames' run of almanacs predated Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard series by eight years. Ames had a long and notable career, producing popular and highly-regarded almanacs for more than fifty years. Includes a three page essay describing the each of the thirteen British colonies in North America which gives details about their economy and culture. The article closes on the vague but prescient note that "the Breed and Disposition of the New-England People are the most stout and warlike, and deserve the Preference in Military Affairs."

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