"Historical, Poetical and Pictorial American Scenes" — 1852
"Historical, Poetical and Pictorial American Scenes" — 1852
$295.00
Full title: "Historical, Poetical and Pictorial American Scenes; Principally Moral and Religious; Being a Selection of Interesting Incidents in American History: To Which is Added a Historical Sketch, of Each of the United States."
By John W. Barber and Elizabeth G. Barber. Published in 1852. 227 pages.
Size: 4.5" x 7.5"
As you can tell from the title and see from the detailed index, this covers dozens of historical events, starting with the landing of the Pilgrims, and also includes profiles of the States then (or soon to be) granted statehood.
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