A Pictorial Description of the United States: Embracing the History, Geographical Position, Agricultural and Mineral Resources ... &c., &c., of Each State and Territory in the Union. Interspersed with Revolutionary and Other Interesting Incidents, Connected with the Early Settlement of the Country |
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