The Isaiah Thomas Collection of Ballads.

The article presents information on a collection of ballads held by the American Antiquarian Society that were donated by society founder Isaiah Thomas in 1814. The collection is comprised of three volumes that contain over 300 poems and the author believes the majority of them were published during the years 1810 to 1814. The article discusses the history of ballads in the United States, their connection to sailors and sailing and how ballads have developed since the years prior to the American Revolutionary War. Topics of the ballads include freedom, trade embargoes and war.