Algonquin Bible

The Algonquin Bible (officially named, Mamusse Wunneetupanatamwe Up-Biblum God), also called the Eliot Indian Bible, was the first Bible printed in America. The Natick dialect of Algonquin is one of the world’s most difficult languages. The complete first edition, printed in 1663, can be seen on archive.org. In 1675 many copies of the first edition were destroyed in a war against the British by a Wampanoag chief known as King Philip. The second edition, printed in 1685, can be seen on archive.org.