William Cobbett, The Bloody Buoy thrown out as a warning to the Political Pilots of All Nations, by Peter Porcupine

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Full title:The bloody buoy thrown out as a warning to the political pilots of America: or, A faithful relation of a multitude of acts of horrid barbarity, such as the eye never witnessed, the tongue never expressed, or the imagination conceived, until the commencement of the French Revolution. To which is added an instructive essay, tracing these dreadful effects to their real causes. By Peter Porcupine.

Publication History

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The Bloody Buoy was published in Philadelphia by Benjamin Davies in 1796. In 1797 it was published in Cambridge, England, by F. Hodson under the title Annals of Blood …. By an American. In 1798 it was published under the original title in London by J. Wright. A “Third Edition” was published in Philadelphia in 1823. I have not been able to locate

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Citation: Clark, Robert. "The Bloody Buoy thrown out as a warning to the Political Pilots of All Nations, by Peter Porcupine". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 17 April 2018 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=23227, accessed 28 March 2024.]

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