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The religious disputes that prompted settlement in America were important topics of early American literature. A journal written by John Winthrop, The History of New England, discussed the religious foundations of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Edward Winslow also recorded a diary of the first years after the Mayflower's arrival.
The annual almanac Poor Richard's Almanack is first published, written by Benjamin Franklin. The London Magazine is first published, the second oldest literary periodical; Alciphron by George Berkeley; The Mock Doctor by Henry Fielding; The Triumph of Love by Pierre de Marivaux; Zaïre by Voltaire
Mary Cowper (1685–1724), English courtier; James Cox (1846–1925), New Zealand swagman; Peter Julius Coyet (1618–1667), Swedish envoy to England; Thomas Creevey (1768–1838), English politician; Nicholas Cresswell (1750–1804), English settler in the American colonies; Nicolae Cristea (1834–1902), Romanian priest and political activist
In 1856, five years after Cooper's death, his History of the Navy of the United States of America was re-published in an expanded edition. The work was an account of the U.S. Navy in the early 19th century, through the Mexican War. [43] [51] Among naval historians of today, the work has come to be recognized as a general and authoritative account.
A typical printing press of the 18th century. List of early American publishers and printers is a stand alone list of Wikipedia articles about publishers and printers in colonial and early America, intended as a quick reference, with basic descriptions taken from the ledes of the respective articles.
For events dating from the formation of the universe see: Timeline of the early universe; For events dating from the formation of the planet to the rise of modern humans see: Timeline of natural history, Timeline of the evolutionary history of life and Timeline of human evolution.
Sumerian literature is the oldest known literature, written in Sumer. Types of literature were not clearly defined, and all Sumerian literature incorporated poetic aspects. Sumerian poems demonstrate basic elements of poetry, including lines, imagery, and metaphor. Humans, gods, talking animals, and inanimate objects were all incorporated as ...
The oldest surviving books come from the 10th century CE, the earliest belonging to the Buddhist manuscript tradition. [54] Prior to the adoption of paper, these were written on palm leaves, a naturally abundant resource in the southern part of the subcontinent. [54] The pages were usually three feet wide and two inches tall. [54]