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LAND AND SEA PERILS.
Narrative of the Land and Sea Perils of Andrew Sherburne, in the War
of the American Revolution, including his sufferings in the Old Mill
Prison, England, and afterward in the Old Jersey Prison Ship, at the
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CRUISE OF THE ESSEX.
Narrative of the Cruise of the Essex, a United States frigate, under the
command of Captain David Porter, made to the Pacific Ocean, in the
years 1812, '13 and '14, the period of the last war with England.
AMERICAN COLONY OF LIBERIA.
The wise and heroic conduct of Jehudi Ashman, as shown in saving
from destruction and in establishing on a firm basis the American
Colony of Liberia.
MIER EXPEDITION.
Narrative of the Mier Expedition, with the particulars of the decima-
tion of the prisoners, and a history of the survivors, who were im-
prisoned in the Castle of Perote, in Mexico.
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AMOS LAWRENCE, THE PHILANTHROPIST.
Incidents in the life of Amos Lawrence, the Model Merchant, and the
Christian Philanthropist, who from an humble beginning became one
of the wealthiest men in America, and remarkable for his enlarged
benevolence he having given away, in the course of his life, more
than seven hundred thousand dollars for the benefit of mankind.
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FIVE YEARS IN THE U. S. ARMY.
Five Years an American Soldier, comprising adventures at Palo Alto,
Resaca de la Palma, Monterey, Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, and in the
battles in the Valley of Mexico, interspersed with anecdotes of mili-
tary life in peace and in war.
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AMERICAN ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
Narrative of the American Arctic Expedition, in search of Sir John
Franklin, under the command of Dr. Elisha Kent Kane, U. S. N. - 485
EMINENT AMERICAN MISSIONARY.
The Achievements of that Eminent American Missionary, Adoniram
Judson.
DIFFICULTIES WITH AUSTRIA.
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The Conduct of our Country and Countrymen in their difficulties with
Austria and the Austrians.
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Arrest and Imprisonment of a young American in Hungary.
The Correspondence of Daniel Webster, the American Secretary of
State, with Chevalier Hülseman, the Austrian Minister.
American Intervention in behalf of, and Hospitality to, the Hunga-
rian Exiles, including an account of Kossuth's visit to the U. S.
Heroism of Captain Ingraham in the Kosta affair.
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PHILANTHROPIC ENTERPRISES.
Narrative of some of the Philanthropic Enterprises in the Great Me-
tropolis, New York, for the benefit of miserable, degraded classes. 571
THE WORLD'S FAIR.
America at the World's Fair, held in the Crystal Palace, London, in
1851; together with a description of the great Yacht Race off the
Isle of Wight, in which the New York Yacht America gained a
signal triumph.
ACHIEVEMENTS OF AMERICANS ABROAD.
Adventures and Achievements of Americans Abroad; a collection of
interesting miscellanies.
Adventures of the eccentric and patriotic Female Artist, Patience
Wright.
Adventures of Elkanah Watson.
Americans in Russia.
American National Courtesy.
Americans in Australia.
American Enterprise.
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INDEX
TO THE
COLLECTION OF AMERICAN POETRY.
In those instances in which the poetry is prefaced with a notice of the author, his or her first name is given in full below.
"Last Words of Captain Nathan Hale" is an engraving on steel, 10% by 7% inches, and accompanies the book for the subscribers to frame.
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