Bibliotheca Americana: A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from Its Discovery to the Present Time, Volume 11

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Joseph Sabin, 1879 - America

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Page 187 - MARCY'S ARMY LIFE ON THE BORDER. Thirty Years of Army Life on the Border. Comprising Descriptions of the Indian Nomads of the Plains; Explorations of New Territory ; a Trip across the Rocky Mountains in the Winter ; Descriptions of the Habits of Different Animals found in the West, and the Methods of Hunting them; with Incidents in the Life of Different Frontier Men, &c., &c. By Brevet Brigadier-General RB MARCY, USA, Author of
Page 213 - The Camel : His Organization, Habits and Uses, considered with reference to his introduction into the United States.
Page 462 - Mather, Increase. A Further Account of the Tryals of the New England Witches, with the Observations of a Person Who Was upon the Place Several Days when the Suspected Witches Were First Taken into Examination. To which is added Cases of Conscience, Concerning Witchcrafts and Evil Spirits Personating Men.
Page 438 - Or, Some Examples of Children, in whom the Fear of God was Remarkably Budding before they Died; In several Parts of New England.
Page 24 - A General Dictionary of Geography, Descriptive, Physical, Statistical, and Historical ; forming a complete Gazetteer of the World. By A. KEITH JOHNSTON, FRSE 8vo. 31s. 6d. M'Culloch's Dictionary, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical, of the various Countries, Places, and principal Natural Objects in the World.
Page 437 - THEOPOLIS AMERICANA. An Essay, on the Golden Street of the Holy City; publishing a Testimony against the Corruptions of the Market-place; with some good Hopes of Better Things to be yett seen in the American World...
Page 533 - Index. (Out of print. Second Edition in preparation.) Issued for 1848. 4— Sir Francis Drake his Voyage, 1595, By THOMAS MAYNARDE, together with the Spanish Account of Drake's, attack on Puerto Rico. Edited from the original MSS. by WILLIAM DESBOROUGH COOLEY.
Page 324 - The Charter Granted by Their Majesties King William and Queen Mary to the Inhabitants of the Massachusetts Bay in New England (Boston, MDCCXLII).
Page 361 - The report of a Constitution or form of Government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts : Agreed upon by the Committee, to be laid before the Convention of Delegates assembled at Cambridge, on the first day of Stptcmber, AD 1779; and continued by adjournment to the twenty-eighth day of October following.
Page 480 - In an Answer of the Elders of the seve-|rall Churches in | New-England | To two and thirty Questions, sent over | to them by divers Ministers in England, to de-|clare their judgements therein.

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