Magnalia Christi Americana: Or, The Ecclesiastical History of New-England, from Its First Planting, in the Year 1620, Unto the Year of Our Lord 1698 ..., Volume 2 |
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| Title | Magnalia Christi Americana: Or, The Ecclesiastical History of New-England, from Its First Planting, in the Year 1620, Unto the Year of Our Lord 1698 ..., Volume 2 Magnalia Christi Americana: Or, The Ecclesiastical History of New-England, from Its First Planting, in the Year 1620, Unto the Year of Our Lord 1698, Thomas Robbins |
| Author | Cotton Mather |
| Publisher | S. Andrus & son, 1853 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | Aug 21, 2006 |
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