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Page 146 - The POLAR WORLD; a Popular Description of Man and Nature in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions of the Globe. By Dr.
Page 164 - Monumental Inscriptions of the West Indies, from the Earliest Date, with Genealogical and Historical Annotations, &c., from Original, Local, and other Sources. Illustrative of the Histories and Genealogies of the Seventeenth Century, the Calendars of State Papers, Peerages, and Baronetages. With Engravings of the Arms of the principal Families. Chiefly collected on the spot by the Author, Capt.
Page 125 - A COLLECTION of MEMORIALS concerning Divers deceased Ministers and others of the People called Quakers, in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Parts adjacent, from nearly the first settlement thereof to the year 1787.
Page 124 - The History of Pennsylvania, in North America, from the Original Institution and Settlement of that Province, under the first Proprietor and Governor William Penn, in 1681, till after the Year 1742, with an Introduction, respecting The Life of W.
Page 158 - Pioneering in South Brazil; three years of forest and prairie life in the province of Parana. Map and Illustrations. 2 vols. Crown Svo. 24>.
Page 99 - Psalterium Americanum. |The Book of | Psalms, | In a Translation Exactly conformed | unto the Original ;|but all in | Blank Verse, | Fitted unto the Tunes commonly used | in our Churches.
Page 4 - Jefferys (Thomas). Voyages from Asia to America, for completing the discoveries of the North-west coast of America. To which is prefixed a summary of the voyages made by the Russians on the frozen sea in search of a
Page 39 - Considerations on the Measures carrying on with respect to the British Colonies in North America (1774).
Page 145 - WHYMPER'S ALASKA. Travel and Adventure in the Territory of Alaska, formerly Russian America— now Ceded to the United States— and in various other parts of the North Pacific.
Page 20 - William H. Harrison, and a Vindication of his Character and Conduct as a Statesman, a Citizen, and a Soldier. With a detail of his Negotiations and Wars with the Indians, until the final Overthrow of the celebrated Chief Tecumseh and his Brother the Prophet. The whole written and compiled from original and authentic documents furnished by many of the most respectable characters in the United States.