Recollections, 1832 to 1886 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Recollections, 1832 to 1886 |
| Author | Sir Algernon West |
| Publisher | Harper & brothers, 1900 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 20 Dec 2006 |
| Length | 441 pages |
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