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Elisha Kent Kane (28 February 1820 ? 16 February 1857) was a medical officer in the United States Navy during the first half of the 19th century. He was a member of two Arctic expeditions to rescue the explorer Sir John Franklin. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Kane was the son of John Kintzing Kane, a U.S. district judge, and Jane Duval Leiper. His brother was attorney, diplomat, abolitionist, and American Civil War cavalry general Thomas L. Kane. Kane graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1842. On 14 September 1843, he became Assistant Surgeon in the Navy. He served in the China Commercial Treaty mission under Caleb Cushing, in the Africa Squadron, and in the Marines during the Mexican-American War. Kane became senior medical officer of the unsuccessful Arctic expedition searching for explorer Sir John Franklin in 1850 and 1851. Kane organized and headed a second rescue expedition which sailed from New York 31 May 1853, and wintered in Rensselaer Bay.…
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Arctic Explorations In The Years 1853,'54, '55
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Art Of The Netherland Galleries
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David C. Preyer The Art of Netherlands Galleries
Condition: Good. The Art Of the Netherlands Galleries Pages are clean and bright , Covers are nice with gilt on back and front cover. Covers however were loose, and have been glued. To arrest further damage. Description: The Art Of the Netherlands Galleries highlights the painters of the Dutch School to modern painters. Pages are clean and bright Published: 1908 1st Ed. Author: David C. Preyer Condition:The Art Of the Netherlands Galleries Pages are clean and bright , Covers are nice with gilt on back and front cover. DK
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Handbook of English Cathedrals
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Van Rensselaer, SchuylerEnglish Cathedrals Canterbury Peterborough Durham Salisbury Lichfield Lincoln Ely Wells Winchester Gloucester York LondonNew York: The Century Co, 1903. 12" tall. VG+, Very Good + No Dust Jacket As Issued. [Attributes: Hard Cover]
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The Soldiers
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New York: Time-Life Books, 1973. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good. 29 cm. Leatherette cover. 239, [1] pages. Illustrations (some in color). Bibliography. Index. This is one of The Old West series. David Nevin was an author of historical novels, including the best-seller "Dream West," the epic tale of John Charles Frémont's role in the opening of the American West. "Dream West" was on The Times's fiction best-seller list in March 1984 and again on the paperback best-seller list in January 1985. In 1986, a seven-hour miniseries based on the book was broadcast on CBS. Mr. Nevin wrote other historical novels. His 1996 book "1812" tells of Dolley and James Madison's role in the second war with England. "Eagle's Cry" is about how the Louisiana Purchase set the nation on its path across the continent. In "Treason", about Burr's effort to regain his standing after killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel. And "Meriwether" recounts the Lewis and Clark…
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A complete genealogical, historical, chronological and geographical atlas: Lavoisne Atlas
by C V Lavoisne
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C V Lavoisne; C Gros; Jehoshaphat Aspin; E PaguenaudA complete genealogical, historical, chronological and geographical atlas; being a general guide to history, both ancient and modern: exhibiting an accurate account of the origin, descent, and marriages of all the royal families . the whole forming a complete system of history and geographyPhiladelphia, Published by M. Carey and Son; printed by T.H. Palmer, 1820-01-01. 2nd American ed., carefully rev. Hardcover. Good. Second American edition, published in the same year as the first American edition. Folio, 46 x 34 cm, (17 1/2 x 11 7/8 inches). Bound with contemporary gilt letter spine over boards. Good condition for being an 1820's copy. Beautiful marbled paper over boards both outside and inside covers. Original spine still holding except for a split at the bottom and a small chunk missing. See Pic. Sought after John Melish United States map in the back. Some paper loss on the title page with some small holes. Maps are in very good condition with a…
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