Young folks' history of the United States . HARVARD COLLEGE IN 172O. is almost as old as the colonies themselves, havingbeen founded in 1636; and Yale College followed it in1700. The first printing-press in the New England col-onies was established at Cambridge in 1639; ^*^ ^^^Tbe first first ncwspapcr in any of the colonies appeared in 1704, newspaper. and was called The Boston Newsletter. Booksellersprospered very early in Boston ; and many books wereprinted there, most of these being sermons or theologi-cal pamphlets. As wealth increased in New England, social distinc-tions became greater;

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Young folks' history of the United States . HARVARD COLLEGE IN 172O. is almost as old as the colonies themselves, havingbeen founded in 1636; and Yale College followed it in1700. The first printing-press in the New England col-onies was established at Cambridge in 1639; ^*^ ^^^Tbe first first ncwspapcr in any of the colonies appeared in 1704, newspaper. and was called The Boston Newsletter. Booksellersprospered very early in Boston ; and many books wereprinted there, most of these being sermons or theologi-cal pamphlets. As wealth increased in New England, social distinc-tions became greater; and the royal governors, espe-cially, brought with them much show and display. In. 0 >>ast JO

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