Aitken Bible
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| 1782 | The Aitken Bible. Following his New Testament issued in 1777, Robert Aitken (1734-1802), a Scottish-born publisher, issues the first complete English-language Bible printed in America. Prior to the Revolution, American printers had been prohibited from publishing Bibles in English since a monopoly was held by printers in Britain. |
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Houghton Mifflin Chronology of US Literature
The Chronology of American Literature, edited by Daniel S. Burt. Copyright © 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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