Records of the Olden Time, Or, Fifty Years on the Prairies: Embracing Sketches of the Discovery, Exploration and Settlement of the Country, the Organization of the Counties of Putnam and Marshall, Incidents and Reminiscences Connected Therewith, Biographies of Citizens, Portraits and Illustrations |
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DISCOVERY OF AMERICA | 17 |
The Garden Spot of the WorldThe Father of Waters Discovered by the SpaniardsEx | 27 |
PREHISTORIC RACES | 49 |
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