The American Encyclopedia of History, Biography and Travel, Comprising Ancient and Modern History: The Biography of the Eminent Men of Europe and America, and the Lives of Distinguished Travelers |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The American Encyclopedia of History, Biography and Travel, Comprising Ancient and Modern History: The Biography of the Eminent Men of Europe and America, and the Lives of Distinguished Travelers |
| Author | William O. Blake |
| Publisher | Published and sold exclusively by subscription, by J. & H. Miller, 1856 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 19 Sep 2005 |
| Length | 1007 pages |
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