Browse

Genres Shelves Premium Blog

Company

About Jobs Partners Sell on Lex Affiliates

Resources

Docs Invite Friends FAQ

Legal

Terms of Service Privacy Policy general@lex-books.com (215) 703-8277

© 2026 LexBooks, Inc. All rights reserved.

Home Genres Deals

Josiah Priest — Author | Lex | Lex

J

Josiah Priest

14 works on record

Biography

Josiah Priest (1788–1861) was an American polemicist of the early 19th century. His books and pamphlets, which presented both standard and speculative history and archaeology sold in the thousands. Although Priest appears to have been poorly educated, he attempted to portray himself as an authority in his books. Priest is often identified as one of the creators of pseudoscientific and pseudohistoric literature. Although his work was widely read and several of his works were published in multiple editions, his books were characterized by theories that were used to justify the violent domination over both the Native American and African-American peoples. Priest's works were among the most overtly racist of his time. Priest's works help set the stage for the Trail of Tears and the defense of slavery that contributed to the conflicts of the American Civil War.

Works

Bible Defence of Slavery: And Origin, Fortunes, and History of the Negro Race

Bible Defence of Slavery: And Origin, Fortunes, and History of the Negro Race

1852

The Anti-universalist, Or, History of the Fallen Angels of the Scriptures: Or History of the ..

The Anti-universalist, Or, History of the Fallen Angels of the Scriptures: Or History of the ..

1839

The Anti-universalist, Or, History of the Fallen Angels of the Scriptures: Proofs of the Being ..

The Anti-universalist, Or, History of the Fallen Angels of the Scriptures: Proofs of the Being ..

1837

Stories of the Revolution

Stories of the Revolution

1836

American Antiquities and Discoveries in the West

American Antiquities and Discoveries in the West

The Wonders of Nature and Providence, Displayed

The Wonders of Nature and Providence, Displayed

Bible Defence Of Slavery

Bible Defence Of Slavery

Slavery, As It Relates to the Negro, or African Race

Slavery, As It Relates to the Negro, or African Race

2022

View of the Expected Christian Millennium

View of the Expected Christian Millennium

2018

A View of the Expected Christian Millennium: Which is Promised in the Holy ..

A View of the Expected Christian Millennium: Which is Promised in the Holy ..

1828

Fort Stanwix Captive, or New England Volunteer, Being the Extraordinary Life and Adventures of Isaac Hubbell among the Indians of Canada and the West, in the War of the Revolution, and the Story of His Marriage with the Indian Princess, Now First Publ

Fort Stanwix Captive, or New England Volunteer, Being the Extraordinary Life and Adventures of Isaac Hubbell among the Indians of Canada and the West, in the War of the Revolution, and the Story of His Marriage with the Indian Princess, Now First Publ

View of the Expected Christian Millennium, : Which Is Promised in the Holy Scriptures, and Is Believed to Be Nigh Its Commencement, and Must Transpire Before the Conflagration of the Heavens and the Earth

View of the Expected Christian Millennium, : Which Is Promised in the Holy Scriptures, and Is Believed to Be Nigh Its Commencement, and Must Transpire Before the Conflagration of the Heavens and the Earth

Deeply Interesting Story of General Patchin

Deeply Interesting Story of General Patchin

Anti-Universalist, or, History of the Fallen Angels of the Scriptures

Anti-Universalist, or, History of the Fallen Angels of the Scriptures

Bio from Wikipedia.