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 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 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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    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 Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1798
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    An address, to the students at Phillips Academy, in Andover : Delivered July 9, 1799. Being the day of the anniversary exhibition. /
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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, villages, rivers, bays, harbours, gulfs, sounds, capes, mountains, forts, Indian tribes, & new discoveries, on the American continent, also of the West-India Islands ... with a particular description of the Georgia Western Territory ... The whole comprising upwards of seven thousand distinct articles. /
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1797
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    The American geography; or, A view of the present situation of the United States of America : ... Illustrated with two sheet maps-- one of the southern, the other of the northern states, neatly and elegantly engraved, and more correct than any that have hitherto been published. : To which is added, a concise abridgment of the geography of the British, Spanish, French and Dutch dominions in America, and the West Indies-- of Europe, Asia and Africa. /
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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 of America in particular : In two parts. ... The whole comprehending a complete and improved system of modern geography. Calculated for Americans. : Illustrated with maps of the countries described. /
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1793
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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 Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1796
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    Geography made easy : Being a short, but comprehensive system of that very useful and agreeable science. ... Illustrated with two correct and elegant maps, one of the world, and the other of the United States, together with a number of newly constructed maps, adapted to the capacities and understanding of children. : Calculated particularly for the use and improvement of schools in the United States. /
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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 Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1790
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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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    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, newly engraved. : Calculated particularly for the use and improvement of schools in the United States of America. /
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    Geography made easy : being an abridgement of the American universal geography. ... To which is added, an improved chronological table of remarkable events, from the creation to the present time. : Illustrated with maps of the countries described. : Calculated particularly for the use and improvement of schools and academies in the United States of America. /
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1794
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    Geography made easy : being an abridgment of the American universal geography. ... To which is added, an improved chronological table of remarkable events, from the creation to the present time. : Illustrated with maps of the countries described. : Calculated particularly for the use and improvement of schools and academies in the United States of America. /
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1796
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    Geography made easy : being an abridgment of the American universal geography. ... To which is added, an improved chronological table of remarkable events, from the creation to the present time. : Illustrated with a map of the world, and a map of North America. : Calculated particularly for the use and improvement of schools and academies in the United States of America. /
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1798
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    Geography made easy : being an abridgment of the American universal geography. ... To which is added, an improved chronological table of remarkable events, from the creation to the present time. : Illustrated with a map of the world, and a map of North America. : Calculated particularly for the use and improvement of schools and academies in the United States of America. /
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1800
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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. /
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    The character and reward of a good and faithful servant illustrated : in a sermon, delivered at Charlestown, April 29, 1798, the Lord's-Day following the death and interment of the Honorable James Russell, Esq. Who died April 24th, aged 83 years. /
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    A description of the soil, productions, commercial, agricultural and local advantages of the Georgia Western Territory : together with a summary and impartial view of the claims of Georgia and of the United States to this territory, and of the principal arguments adduced by the purchasers against these claims. : Collected and stated from various authentic documents. /
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