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The Museum of history, or, Narratives of the most remarkable and interesting events, which have taken place in ancient and modern times : containing authentic accounts of wonderful adventures, heroic actions, perilous travels and voyages, miraculous escapes, celebrated trials and executions, noble examples of fortitude and patriotism, singular and entertaining incidents, eccentric personages, stratagems of warfare, and feats of strength and agility : together with many other of the most striking and extraordinary facts found in history : embellished with 24 engravings.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920.
- Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World history--Anecdotes.
- World history.
- Crime--Anecdotes.
- Crime.
- Adventure and adventurers--Anecdotes.
- Adventure and adventurers.
- Genre:
- Anecdotes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (2 volumes) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Other Title:
- Narratives of the most remarkable and interesting events, which have taken place in ancient and modern times
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : H. Mansfield, [between 1841 and 1899?]
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- Published in London, 1825, with a different arrangement of contents under title "Remarkable events in the history of man ..." compiled by the Rev. Joshua Watts.
- Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.
- OCLC:
- 937018777
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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