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Everett, Edward (1794-1865) The discovery and colonization of America, and immigration to the United States.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04059 Author/Creator: Everett, Edward (1794-1865) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Pamphlet signed Date: 1853 Pagination: 32 p. 22.8 x 14.5 cm Order a Copy

Title continues: "a lecture delivered before the New York Historical Society, in Metropolitan Hall, on the 1st of June, 1853." Inscribed by Everett to Wallace R. Jones.

Everett, Edward, 1794-1865

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