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The Great Intendant : A Chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-1672

Chapais, Thomas, 1858-1946; Langton, H. H. (Hugh Hornby), 1862-1953 [Editor]; Wrong, George McKinnon, 1860-1948 [Editor]

The Great Intendant : A Chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-1672 — English source edition. Subject: Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France).

Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France)Talon, Jean, comte d'Orsainville, 1625?-1694Intendants -- Canada -- Biography
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The Heroic Women of Early Indiana Methodism: An Address Delivered Before the Indiana Methodist Historical Society

Goodwin, T. A. (Thomas Aiken), 1818-1906

The Heroic Women of Early Indiana Methodism: An Address Delivered Before the Indiana Methodist Historical Society — English source edition. Subject: Speech...

Speeches, addresses, etc.Christian lifeWomen in church work -- Methodist Church
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The Indian Captive A narrative of the adventures and sufferings of Matthew Brayton in his thirty-four years of captivity among the Indians of north-western America

Brayton, Matthew, 1818-1862

The Indian Captive A narrative of the adventures and sufferings of Matthew Brayton in his thirty-four years of captivity among the Indians of north-western...

United States -- BiographyBrayton, Matthew, 1818-1862Shoshoni Indians -- History
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African Written By Himself

Equiano, Olaudah, 1745-1797

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African Written By Himself — English source edition. Subject: Enslaved per...

Enslaved persons -- United States -- BiographyEquiano, Olaudah, 1745-1797Enslaved persons -- Great Britain -- Biography
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The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock, K.B. Interspersed with notices of the celebrated Indian chief, Tecumseh, and comprising brief memoirs of Daniel De Lisle Brock, Esq., Lieutenant E.W. Tupper, R.N., and Colonel W. De Vic Tupper

Brock, Isaac, Sir, 1769-1812; Tupper, Ferdinand Brock, 1795-1874 [Editor]

The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock, K.B. Interspersed with notices of the celebrated Indian chief, Tecumseh, and comprising brief memoirs of Da...

Brock, Isaac, Sir, 1769-1812Canada -- History -- 1763-1867Soldiers -- Canada -- Biography
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The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (Rev. C. L. Dodgson)

Collingwood, Stuart Dodgson, 1870-1937

The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (Rev. C. L. Dodgson) — English source edition. Subject: Authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography.

Authors, English -- 19th century -- BiographyCarroll, Lewis, 1832-1898Children -- Books and reading -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
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