Rare Revolutionary War Era Book Found in Austin College Archives

Posted by admin on Jul 5, 2011

Austin College has made a rare discovery in their book archives. A pamphlet that dates back to and comments on the revolutionary war. And, it’s not just the historical value that makes this book so significant, It’s what it represents.

In early June Banks was going through the school’s rare books vault when he found an original copy of an essay written by Cambridge History professor and classical scholar John Symonds. The pamphlet was printed in London in 1778.

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