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Government and Rebellion A Sermon Delivered in the North Broad Street Presbyterian Church, Sunday Morning, April 28, 1861

Adams, E. E. (Ezra Eastman), 1813-1871

Government and Rebellion A Sermon Delivered in the North Broad Street Presbyterian Church, Sunday Morning, April 28, 1861 — English source edition. Subject...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Religious aspects -- SermonsBible. Proverbs, XVII, 11 -- SermonsProvidence and government of God -- Christianity -- Sermons
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How the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Began

Ovington, Mary White, 1865-1951

How the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Began — English source edition. Subject: African Americans -- Civil rights.

African Americans -- Civil rightsNational Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleCivil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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My Day: Reminiscences of a Long Life

Pryor, Sara Agnes Rice, 1830-1912

My Day: Reminiscences of a Long Life — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narrativesUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 1783-1865United States -- Social life and customs -- 1865-1918
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Out of the briars

Newton, A. H. (Alexander Herritage), 1837-1921; Sampson, J. P. (John Patterson), 1837-1928 [Author of introduction, etc.]

Out of the briars — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865African American soldiersUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American
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Senatorial Character A Sermon in West Church, Boston, Sunday, 15th of March, After the Decease of Charles Sumner.

Bartol, C. A. (Cyrus Augustus), 1813-1900

Senatorial Character A Sermon in West Church, Boston, Sunday, 15th of March, After the Decease of Charles Sumner. — English source edition. Subject: United...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- SermonsSumner, Charles, 1811-1874
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Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 3 of 3 I. Agorè: Polities of the Homeric Age. II. Ilios: Trojans and Greeks Compared. III. Thalassa: The Outer Geography. IV. Aoidos: Some Points of the Poetry of Homer.

Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898

Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 3 of 3 I. Agorè: Polities of the Homeric Age. II. Ilios: Trojans and Greeks Compared. III. Thalassa: The Outer G...

HomerEpic poetry, Greek -- History and criticismCivilization, Homeric
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The decline of the West, Volume 1

Spengler, Oswald, 1880-1936; Atkinson, Charles Francis, 1880-1960 [Translator]

The decline of the West, Volume 1 — English source edition. Subject: Civilization -- History.

Civilization -- History
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The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 5: 1858-1862

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Lapsley, Arthur Brooks [Editor]

The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 5: 1858-1862 — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861
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The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 6: 1862-1863

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Lapsley, Arthur Brooks [Editor]

The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 6: 1862-1863 — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Correspondence
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The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 7: 1863-1865

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Lapsley, Arthur Brooks [Editor]

The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 7: 1863-1865 — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Correspondence
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