The Tour of James Monroe: President of the United States, Through the Northern and Eastern States, in 1817 ; His Tour in the Year 1818 ; Together with a Sketch of His Life ; with Descriptive and Historical Notices of the Principal Places Through which He Passed

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Silas Andrus, 1820 - 348 páginas

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