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The Dawn of Modern Medicine An Account of the Revival of the Science and Art of Medicine Which Took Place in Western Europe During the Latter Half of the Eighteenth Century and the First Part of the Nineteenth

Buck, Albert H. (Albert Henry), 1842-1922

The Dawn of Modern Medicine An Account of the Revival of the Science and Art of Medicine Which Took Place in Western Europe During the Latter Half of the E...

Medicine -- History -- 18th centuryMedicine -- History -- 19th centuryMedicine -- Europe -- History
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The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII

Froude, James Anthony, 1818-1894

Explore The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII through a focused reading sess...

Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- BiographyHenry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 -- DivorceCatharine, of Aragon, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1485-1536 -- Divorce
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The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok

Leonowens, Anna Harriette, 1831-1915

The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok — English source edition. Subject: Leonowens, An...

Leonowens, Anna Harriette, 1831-1915 -- Homes and haunts -- ThailandMongkut, King of Siam, 1804-1868British -- Thailand -- History -- 19th century
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The First White Man of the West Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'l. Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky; Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country.

Flint, Timothy, 1780-1840

The First White Man of the West Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'l. Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky; Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of t...

Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820Pioneers -- Kentucky -- Biography
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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...

Fugitive slaves -- United States -- BiographyEnslaved persons -- United States -- BiographyPennington, James W. C.
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The Grand Old Man Or, the Life and Public Services of the Right Honorable William Ewart Gladstone, Four Times Prime Minister of England

Cook, Richard B. (Richard Briscoe), 1838-1916

The Grand Old Man Or, the Life and Public Services of the Right Honorable William Ewart Gladstone, Four Times Prime Minister of England — English source ed...

Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1837-1901Liberal Party (Great Britain) -- Biography
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