221.  Literature At  first  the  colonists  had  few  books,  and

these  were  brought  from   England.     The   Bible  was  the  one
book  most  universally  read,  studied,  and  memorized.     In  1639
the  first  printing  press  was  set  up  at  Cambridge,  Massachu-
setts.    It  was  the  beginning  of  the  next  century  before  the  first
permanent  newspaper  in  America,  the  "Boston  News-Letter,"
appeared.     No  form  of  literature  was  more  widely  read  than


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Poor  Richard,  1733.
AN

Almanack

For  the  Year  of  Chrift

1733>

Being  the  Krft  after  LEAP  YEAR.
sfrtd  tnakif  fine*  tfo  Crealiai  Years

By  the  Account  of  the  Eadem  Grttkt  7241

By  the  Latin  Church,  when  O  art,  IT  6gifl

By  the  Computation  of  #C/fC  ^742

By  the  Roman  Chronology  5682

By  the  Jtwtfi  HabWe*.  5494

Wherein  r>  contained
The  Lunations,  Eclipfes,  Jxwlgrnent  of

the  Weather,  Spring  Tides,  Planets  Motions  &
mutual  Afpcfls,  Sun  and  Moon's  Rifing  and  Set -
<ing,  length  of  Days,  Time  of  High  Water,
"Fairs.  Courts,  and  obfervablc  Days.
Fitted  to  the  Latitude  of  Forty  Degrees,

and  a  Meridian  of  Five  Hours  \Vetl  from  London t
but  may  -without  fenfiblc  Error,  ferve  all  the  ad-
jacent Places,  even  from  tffftofoundfad* to  South-
Carvlfra-


SAUNDERSt?hilom.
PHILADELPHIAi

Printed  and  fold  ty  S.  FRANKLW.  at  the  Nev*

Printing-  Office  near  the  Market


Titl*  Page  of  "  Poor  Richa


134  HISTORY    OF    OUR    COUNTRY.
