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... author's interest in it ceased . The " Old Indian Chronicle " ( 1836 ) and " Indian Captivities " ( 1844 ) en- larged his labors in this department of American History , that in which he took the deepest interest , and for which he had ...
... author's interest in it ceased . The " Old Indian Chronicle " ( 1836 ) and " Indian Captivities " ( 1844 ) en- larged his labors in this department of American History , that in which he took the deepest interest , and for which he had ...
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... author's greatest reward was the knowledge that his work had stood the test of time and criticism , had steadily grown in public esteem , and occupied a permanent niche in American litera- ture . It is his legacy to the people of Boston ...
... author's greatest reward was the knowledge that his work had stood the test of time and criticism , had steadily grown in public esteem , and occupied a permanent niche in American litera- ture . It is his legacy to the people of Boston ...
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... author's undertakings , the reader is referred to the nearly complete list which is comprised in the catalogue . He ... authors . At the time of his death Mr. Drake possessed fifteen HIS LIFE - WORK AND HIS LIBRARY . vii.
... author's undertakings , the reader is referred to the nearly complete list which is comprised in the catalogue . He ... authors . At the time of his death Mr. Drake possessed fifteen HIS LIFE - WORK AND HIS LIBRARY . vii.
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... Author . Providence : 1830. 12 ° . 291 - Nautical Reminiscences . Providence , Hartford : 1832. 12 ° . 292 AMHERST COLLEGE , Exercises at Commencement . August 24 , 1836. 12 ° . 293 AMHERST , NICHOLAS . Terrę Filius ; or , the Secret ...
... Author . Providence : 1830. 12 ° . 291 - Nautical Reminiscences . Providence , Hartford : 1832. 12 ° . 292 AMHERST COLLEGE , Exercises at Commencement . August 24 , 1836. 12 ° . 293 AMHERST , NICHOLAS . Terrę Filius ; or , the Secret ...
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... [ Author's Autog . ] 307 308 - - Same . 2d ed . Boston : 1825. 18 ° . Observations upon the Peloponnesus and Greek Islands , made in 1829. Boston : 1830. 12 ° . Мар . 309 ANDOVER , SOUTH CHURCH . Hist . Manual of Andover . 1859. Port . 12 ...
... [ Author's Autog . ] 307 308 - - Same . 2d ed . Boston : 1825. 18 ° . Observations upon the Peloponnesus and Greek Islands , made in 1829. Boston : 1830. 12 ° . Мар . 309 ANDOVER , SOUTH CHURCH . Hist . Manual of Andover . 1859. Port . 12 ...
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