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Welcome to the ransomed; or, Duties of the colored inhabitants of the District of Columbia

Payne, Daniel Alexander, 1811-1893

Welcome to the ransomed; or, Duties of the colored inhabitants of the District of Columbia — English source edition. Subject: Slavery -- Washington (D.C.).

Slavery -- Washington (D.C.)Sermons, American -- 19th centuryUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Religious aspects
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Westward Ho! Or, The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the County of Devon, in the Reign of Her Most Glorious Majesty Queen Elizabeth

Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875

Westward Ho! Or, The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the County of Devon, in the Reign of Her Most Glorious Majesty Quee...

Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Fiction
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What Gunpowder Plot Was

Gardiner, Samuel Rawson, 1829-1902

What Gunpowder Plot Was — English source edition. Subject: Gunpowder Plot, 1605.

Gunpowder Plot, 1605
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What I Saw in California A Description of Its Soil, Climate, Productions, and Gold Mines, with the Best Routes and Latest Information for Intending Emigrants; to Which is Annexed an Appendix Containing Official Documents and Letters Authenticating the Accounts of the Quantities of Gold Found, with Its Actual Value Ascertained by Chemical Assay; also Late Communications Containing Accounts of the Highest Interest and Importance from the Gold Districts; with a Map

Bryant, Edwin, 1805-1869

What I Saw in California A Description of Its Soil, Climate, Productions, and Gold Mines, with the Best Routes and Latest Information for Intending Emigran...

California -- Description and travelWest (U.S.) -- Description and travelOverland journeys to the Pacific
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When Knighthood Was in Flower or, the Love Story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor the King's Sister, and Happening in the Reign of His August Majesty King Henry the Eighth

Major, Charles, 1856-1913

When Knighthood Was in Flower or, the Love Story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor the King's Sister, and Happening in the Reign of His August Majesty King...

Historical fictionGreat Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- FictionLove stories
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When the West was young

Bechdolt, Frederick R. (Frederick Ritchie), 1874-1950

When the West was young — English source edition. Subject: West (U.S.) -- History.

West (U.S.) -- History
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