Jedidiah Morse

Morse's gravestone at the Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven. 1810–11. Yale University Art Gallery |signature=Appletons' Morse Jedidiah signature.png |birth_date = |birth_place=Woodstock, Connecticut Colony, British America |death_date = |death_place=New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |spouse = Elizabeth Ann Finley Breese |children = 3, including Samuel and Sidney }} Jedidiah Morse (August 23, 1761June 9, 1826) was a geographer whose textbooks became a staple for students in the United States. He was the father of the telegraphy pioneer and painter Samuel Morse, and his textbooks earned him the sobriquet of "father of American geography." Provided by Wikipedia
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    The American gazetteer : exhibiting, in alphabetical order, a much more full and accurate account than has been given, of the states, provinces, counties, cities, towns, on the American continent, also of the West India islands, and other islands appendant to the continent, and those newly discovered in the Pacific ocean, with a particular description of the Georgia western territory /
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    The American geography.
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1970
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    Annals of the American Revolution ; or, A record of the causes and events which produced, and terminated in the establishment and independence of the American Republic /
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1968
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    A report to the secretary of war of the United States : on Indian affairs, comprising a narrative of a tour performed in the summer of 1820, under a commission from the President of the United States, for the purpose of ascertaining, for the use of the government, the actual state of the Indian tribes in our country ... /
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    Annals of the American revolution : or, A record of the causes and events which produced, and terminated in the establishment and independence of the American Republic. To which is prefixed a summary account of the first settlement of the country, and some of the principal Indian wars. To which is added an appendix, containing a biography of the principal military officers, who were instrumental in achieving our independence.
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1824
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    A compendious history of New England : designed for schools and private families /
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1804
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    A report to the secretary of war of the United States : on Indian affairs, comprising a narrative of a tour performed in the summer of 1820, under a commission from the President of the United States, for the purpose of ascertaining, for the use of the government, the actual state of the Indian tribes in our country ... /
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    Geography made easy : Being a short but comprehensive system of that very useful and agreeable science /
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1784
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    A report to the secretary of war of the United States : on Indian affairs, comprising a narrative of a tour performed in the summer of 1820, under a commission from the President of the United States, for the purpose of ascertaining, for the use of the government, the actual state of the Indian tribes in our country ... /
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    The American gazetter : exhibiting, in alphabetical order, a much more full and accurate account, than has been given, of the states, provinces, counties, cities, towns, on the American continent, also of the West-India islands, with a particular description of the Georgia western territory /
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1797
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    The American universal geography : or, A view of the present state of all the kingdoms, states, and colonies in the known world /
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1819
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    A sermon, delivered at the New North church in Boston, in the morning, and in the afternoon at Charlestown, May 9th, 1798 : being the day recommended by John Adams, president of the United States of America, for solemn humiliation, fasting and prayer /
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1798
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    The Traveller's guide, or, Pocket gazetteer of the United States : extracted from the latest edition of Morse's Universal gazetteer... /
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1823
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    The American geography : or, a view of the present situation of the United States of America. Containing astronomical geography; geographical definitions, discovery, and general description ... By Jedidiah Morse, A.M.
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    The American gazetteer : exhibiting, in alphabetical order, a much more full and accurate account than has been given, of the states, provinces, counties, ... on the American continent, also of the West India islands, ... Collected and compiled ... by, and under the direction of, Jedidiah Morse, ...
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    Geography made easy : being an abridgement of the American geography. ... To which is added, a geographical account of the European settlements in America; and of Europe, Asia and Africa. Illustrated with eight neat maps and cuts. Calculated particularly for the use and improvement of schools in the United States. By Jedidiah Morse, A.M. Minister of the congregation in Charlestown, near Boston.
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1790
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    The history of America : in two books. Containing, I. A general history of America. II. A concise history of the late Revolution. Extracted from the American edition of the Encyclopaedia.
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    The American geography : or, a view of the present situation of the United States of America: ... By Jedidiah Morse. ...
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    An abridgment of the American gazetteer : Exhibiting, in alphabetical order, a compendious account of the states, provinces, counties, cities, towns, villages, rivers, bays, harbours, gulfs, sounds, capes, mountains, forts, Indian tribes, & new discoveries, on the American continent, and its appendant islands; particularly the West-Indies. ... To which is annexed an accurate table of all the post-offices in the United States. By Jedidiah Morse, D.D. Author of the American universal geography--Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences--and member of the Masssachusetts Historical Society. Illustrated with a map of North America. Abridged by the author. Published according to act of Congress.
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1798
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    The American universal geography, or, A view of the present state of all the empires, kingdoms, states, and republics in the known world, and of the United States in particular : In two parts. ... The whole comprehending a complete and improved system of modern geography. Calculated for Americans. Illustrated with twenty-eight maps and charts. By Jedidiah Morse, D.D. Minister of the congregation in Charlestown. Published according to act of Congress. Part I[-II].
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1796
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