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  2. List of historical fiction by time period - Wikipedia

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    This list of historical fiction is designed to provide examples of notable works of historical fiction (in literature, film, comics, etc.) organized by time period.. For a more exhaustive list of historical novels by period, see Category:Historical novels by setting, which lists relevant Wikipedia categories; see also the larger List of historical novels, which is organized by country, as well ...

  3. Category:Children's books set in the 1750s - Wikipedia

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  4. 1750 in literature - Wikipedia

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    March – The Rambler is founded by Edward Cave; it lasts for 208 issues, and is mostly written by Samuel Johnson. [1]March 5 – Shakespeare's Richard II (in Colley Cibber's version) is presented at their theatre on Nassau Street (Manhattan) by Walter Murray and Thomas Kean, [2] the earliest known significant professional performance of Shakespeare in North America.

  5. Benjamin Franklin - Wikipedia

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    His life and legacy of scientific and political achievement, and his status as one of America's most influential Founding Fathers, have seen Franklin honored for more than two centuries after his death on the $100 bill and in the names of warships, many towns and counties, educational institutions and corporations, as well as in numerous ...

  6. Category:1750s books - Wikipedia

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  7. History of the United States (1776–1789) - Wikipedia

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    The workforce consisted of both free laborers and slave labor, while indentured servitude had largely fallen out of practice by the time of the American Revolution. Economic growth was further slowed by a reduction in immigration because of the war. [91] The Bank of North America was established as the country's first bank in 1781. [92]

  8. History of New England - Wikipedia

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    Daily life in colonial New England (Bloomsbury, 2017) online. Karlsen, Carol F. The Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New England (1998) Lockridge, Kenneth A. A New England Town: The First Hundred Years: Dedham, Massachusetts, 1636–1736 (1985), new social history online; Perlmann, Joel, Silvana R. Siddali, and Keith ...

  9. Thomas Turner (diarist) - Wikipedia

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    The diary served a number of purposes, including as an accounting book, a record of legal and property dealings, a place for religious reflection and as a means of describing Turner's everyday life. The failure of his marriage to live up to Turner's expectations is a frequent cause of his low mood in the diary's entries.