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The Dawn of Canadian History : A Chronicle of Aboriginal Canada

Leacock, Stephen, 1869-1944; Langton, H. H. (Hugh Hornby), 1862-1953 [Editor]; Wrong, George McKinnon, 1860-1948 [Editor]

The Dawn of Canadian History : A Chronicle of Aboriginal Canada — English source edition. Subject: America -- Discovery and exploration.

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The Diverting History of John Gilpin Showing How He Went Farther Than He Intended, and Came Safe Home Again

Cowper, William, 1731-1800; Caldecott, Randolph, 1846-1886 [Illustrator]

The Diverting History of John Gilpin Showing How He Went Farther Than He Intended, and Came Safe Home Again — English source edition. Subject: Humorous poe...

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The Early History of the Airplane

Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912

The Early History of the Airplane — English source edition. Subject: Airplanes.

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The Fallen Star, or, the History of a False Religion by E.L. Bulwer; And, A Dissertation on the Origin of Evil by Lord Brougham

Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873; Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868

The Fallen Star, or, the History of a False Religion by E.L. Bulwer; And, A Dissertation on the Origin of Evil by Lord Brougham — English source edition. S...

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The Felon's Track; Or, History of the Attempted Outbreak in Ireland Embracing the Leading Events in the Irish Struggle From the Year 1843 to the Close of 1848

Doheny, Michael, 1805-1862

The Felon's Track; Or, History of the Attempted Outbreak in Ireland Embracing the Leading Events in the Irish Struggle From the Year 1843 to the Close of 1...

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The Foreign Tour of Messrs. Brown, Jones and Robinson Being the History of What They Saw, and Did, in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland & Italy.

Doyle, Richard, 1824-1883

The Foreign Tour of Messrs. Brown, Jones and Robinson Being the History of What They Saw, and Did, in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland & Italy. — English sour...

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The Fugitive Blacksmith or, Events in the History of James W. C. Pennington, Pastor of a Presbyterian Church, New York, Formerly a Slave in the State of Maryland, United States

Pennington, James W. C., 1809-1870

The Fugitive Blacksmith or, Events in the History of James W. C. Pennington, Pastor of a Presbyterian Church, New York, Formerly a Slave in the State of Ma...

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The Geological History of Plants

Dawson, John William, Sir, 1820-1899

The Geological History of Plants — English source edition. Subject: Paleobotany.

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