Second Class Book: Principally Consisting of Historical, Geographical, and Biographical Lessons : Adapted to the Capacities of Youth, and Designed for Their Improvement : Intended for the Use of Schools |
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| Title | Second Class Book: Principally Consisting of Historical, Geographical, and Biographical Lessons : Adapted to the Capacities of Youth, and Designed for Their Improvement : Intended for the Use of Schools Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood |
| Author | Abraham Thompson Lowe |
| Publisher | Dorr and Howland, 1831 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | Apr 8, 2008 |
| Length | 222 pages |
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