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| Title | History of the Insurrection in China: With Notices of the Christianity, Creed, and Proclamations of the Insurgents |
| Authors | Joseph-Marie Callery, Melchior Yvan |
| Translated by | John Oxenford |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Smith, Elder, 1853 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | Aug 9, 2007 |
| Length | 328 pages |
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