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This is vol. 5 (of 10 volumes). Covers names HABB-IZARD. Digitization error: this scans cuts off before end of entry for Ives, Moses.
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The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Volume 5 Rossiter Johnson,John Howard Brown No preview available - 1968 |
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| Title | The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans ... Volume 5 of The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, John Howard Brown |
| Editors | Rossiter Johnson, John Howard Brown |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Biographical Soceity, 1904 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 Jun 2008 |
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