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Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War

Henderson, G. F. R. (George Francis Robert), 1854-1903; Wolseley, Garnet Wolseley, Viscount, 1833-1913 [Author of introduction, etc.]

Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- CampaignsJackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863Confederate States of America. Army -- Officers -- Biography
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Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 2

Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859; Ariosto, Lodovico, 1474-1533 [Contributor]; Boiardo, Matteo Maria, 1441?-1494 [Contributor]; Tasso, Torquato, 1544-1595 [Contributor]

Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 2 — English source edition. Subject: Poets, Italian -- Biography.

Poets, Italian -- BiographyItalian poetry -- Translations into English
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Studies of Lowell (from Literary Friends and Acquaintance)

Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920

Studies of Lowell (from Literary Friends and Acquaintance) — English source edition. Subject: American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.

American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticismAuthors, American -- 19th century -- BiographyHowells, William Dean, 1837-1920 -- Friends and associates
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Ten Boys from History

Sweetser, Kate Dickinson, 1870-1939; Williams, George Alfred, 1875-1932 [Illustrator]

Ten Boys from History — English source edition. Subject: Boys -- Biography.

Boys -- Biography
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Ten Years' Exile Memoirs of That Interesting Period of the Life of the Baroness De Stael-Holstein, Written by Herself, during the Years 1810, 1811, 1812, and 1813, and Now First Published from the Original Manuscript, by Her Son.

Staël, Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine), 1766-1817; Staël-Holstein, Auguste Louis, baron de, 1790-1827 [Editor]

Ten Years' Exile Memoirs of That Interesting Period of the Life of the Baroness De Stael-Holstein, Written by Herself, during the Years 1810, 1811, 1812, a...

France -- History -- Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815Authors, French -- 19th century -- BiographyStaël, Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine), 1766-1817
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The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West

Irving, Washington, 1783-1859; Bonneville, Benjamin Louis Eulalie de, 1796-1878

The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West — English source edition. Subject: West (U.S.) -- Description and t...

West (U.S.) -- Description and travelNorthwestern States -- Description and travelWest (U.S.) -- History -- To 1848
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The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ The Philosophic and Practical Basis of the Religion of the Aquarian Age of the World and of The Church Universal

Levi, 1844-1911

The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ The Philosophic and Practical Basis of the Religion of the Aquarian Age of the World and of The Church Universal —...

Jesus Christ -- Biography -- Apocryphal and legendary literatureAkashic records
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The Book of Religions Comprising the Views, Creeds, Sentiments, or Opinions, of All the Principal Religious Sects in the World, Particularly of All Christian Denominations in Europe and America, to Which are Added Church and Missionary Statistics, Together With Biographical Sketches

Hayward, John, 1781-1869

The Book of Religions Comprising the Views, Creeds, Sentiments, or Opinions, of All the Principal Religious Sects in the World, Particularly of All Christi...

ReligionsSectsChristian biography
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