Bibliotheca Americana: A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from Its Discovery to the Present Time, Volume 9

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Joseph Sabin, 1877 - America
 

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Page 278 - A GENERAL HISTORY of the Pyrates, from their first rise and settlement in the island of Providence, to the present time. With the remarkable actions and adventures of the two female pyrates, Mary Read and Anne Bonny, &c.
Page 61 - An Impartial History of the War in America, between Great Britain and Her Colonies, from Its Commencement to the end of the Year 1779.
Page 149 - History of New York, from the beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty.
Page 273 - Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human Race, derived from a Comparison of the Languages of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. 8vo, cloth. 6s (original price 12s 6d) Printed at the suggestion of Dr. Prichard, to whose works it will be found a useful supplement. JONES' (Morris Charles) Valle Crucis Abbey, its Origin and Fountion Charter.
Page 303 - Dictionary of Geography, Descriptive, Physical, Statistical, and Historical : Forming a complete General Gazetteer of the World.
Page 396 - War with the devil: or, the young man's conflict with the powers of darkness.
Page 108 - A Sketch of the Events which preceded the Capture of Washington, by the British, on the Twenty-Fourth of August, 1814.
Page 472 - A Full] Account | of the | Proceedings | In Relation to | Capt. Kidd. | In two Letters. | Written by a Person of Quality to a | Kinsman of the Earl of Bellomont | in Ireland.
Page 160 - The Isle of Pines: or, a late Discovery of a fourth Island in Terra Australis, Incognita. Being a true Relation of certain English persons, who in the dayes of Queen Elizabeth, making a Voyage to the East India, were cast away, and wracked upon the Island...
Page 142 - And, Put into the Hands of the English and the Dutch Traders : To accommodate the Great Intention of Communicating the Christian Religion, unto the Salvages, among whom they may find any thing of this Language to be Intelligible.

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