Singerman ID#supp1061

The Sham-Patriot Unmasked.

Singerman Entry

Singerman ID#supp1061

[Sampson, Ezra]. The Sham-Patriot Unmasked. Hudson, [N.Y.]: From the press of Sampson, Chittenden & Croswell, 1802. 143 p.

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Added title page: The Sham-Patriot Unmasked; or, An Exposition of the Fatally Successful Arts of Demagogues, to Exalt Themselves by Flattering and Swindling the People, in a Variety of Pertinent Facts drawn from the Sacred and Profane History; being a Series of Essays written by Historicus, and First Published in "The Balance." Number IV, "Moses, reviled as a monarchist, by Korah, a self-styled patriot and zealous asserter of THE DOCTRINE OF EQUALITY" (see note at bottom, col. 45-46, validating the widely-noted "parallel" between Moses, "deliverer of the Hebrew nation," and George Washington, a "deliverer, and, in a limited sense, the saviour of this country"). Number V, "The ingratitude of the Hebrew Republic toward the family of Gideon." Frequently reissued. S & S 3045.