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  • Subject starts with "United States"

The war of the rebellion : a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies / prepared under the direction of the Secretary of War

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Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the secretary of war, in 1853-[6] ...

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CONTENTS: v. 1. Report of the Sec. of War. Examination of the routes. Memoranda on railways. Report of Gen. Jesup -- v. 1 suppl. Suppl. report by I.I. Stevens ... route near the 47th and 49th parallels -- v. 2. Reports on routes near the 38th and…

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Massachusetts officers in the French and Indian wars, 1748-1763 / edited by Nancy S. Voye

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Vermont in the great rebellion : Containing historical and biographical sketches, etc. / by Maj. Otis F.R. Waite

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The writings of George Washington / collected and edited by Worthington Chauncey Ford

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CONTENTS: v. 1. 1748-1757.--v. 2. 1758-1775.--v. 3. 1775-1776.--v. 4. 1776.--v. 5. 1776-1777.--v. 6. 1777-1778.--v. 7. 1778-1779.--v. 8. 1779-1780.--v. 9. 1780-1782.--v. 10. 1782-1785.--v. 11. 1785-1790.--v. 12. 1790-1794.--v. 13. 1794-1798.--v. 14.…

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Civil War quilts / Pamela Weeks & Don Beld

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"With 170 color photos and engaging text, this book tells the stories of extraordinary antique Civil War quilts and the women who made them... In addition, information for making traditional-style 19th century bindings and potholder quilts, plus over…

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The Magna Charta sureties, 1215 : the barons name in the Magna Charta, 1215, and some of their descendants who settled in America during the early Colonial years / by Frederick Lewis Weis

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Underfoot : an everyday guide to exploring the American past / David Weitzman

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The Brown paper school presents my backyard history book / written by David Weitzman ; illustrated by James Robertson

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Activities and projects, such as making time capsules and rubbings and tracing genealogy, demonstrate that learning about the past begins at home.

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Salons colonial and republican / by Anne Hollingsworth Wharton

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Maine in the war for the union: a history of the part borne by Maine troops in the suppression of the American rebellion / by William E.S. Whitman, and Charles H. True

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Memorial to the Second Maine Regiment of volunteers in the Civil War : gift of Luther H. Peirce ; [consisting of chapter 3 of Maine in the war for the union / by William E. S. Whitman, and Charles H. True]

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Places of worship : exploring their history / James P. Wind

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Ed Muskie : made in Maine : the early years, 1914-1960 / James L. Witherell

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The head and the tail of that dreadful ticket, designed & written by H.F. Wyatt; drawn by C.M. Connolly, Jr.

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OCLHS Program: "The Civil War"

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Oxford County League of Historical Societies meeting and a program on the Civil War hosted by Beverly H. Kalgren. Hosted by The Bethel Historical Society on April 16, 1994.

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Reader's Digest World [videorecording] : America in the '40's

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It was the most momentous decade of the century: ten years of triumphs and tragedies, heartaches and heroics, hopes and humor. This series looks at the fads, the fun, the hits, the headlines, the hometown life ... and the decades' best-loved stars…

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Mary Silliman's war / [presented by] Heritage Films and Citadel Films ; produced by Steven Schecter & Barry Cowling ; directed by Stephen Surjik ; written by Steven Schecter & Louisa Burns-Bisogno

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After the kidnapping and imprisonment of her husband by the British for his part in convicting two local Tories during the Revolution, Mary Silliman manages to secure her husband's freedom while still handling domestic affairs and coping with the…

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The Sixteenth Maine Regiment

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v.1.The Sixteenth Maine Regiment in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 [p. 1-223] / by Major A.R. Small ; with an introduction written by Gen. James A. Hall ; [Pete & Cyndi Dalton, editors] -- v.2.The Blanket Brigade : the soldier's story of the…

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Josiah volunteered : a collection of diaries, letters and photographs of Josiah H. Sturtevant, his wife, Helen, and his four children / edited by Arnold H. Sturtevant ; Drawings by S. W. Hilton

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Stories of our soldiers. War reminiscences / by "Carleton" and by soldiers of New England. Collected from the series written especially for the Boston journal. Illustrated by J. S. Barrows

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Deep woods and river roads [sound recording] : voices from the Kennebec-Chaud

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Contents: Intro -- Maple sugaring -- Jackman in winter -- The Old Canada Road -- Logging -- White water rafting -- Fiddleheading -- Birch bark canoe making -- Fly fishing -- South Solon Meeting House -- Grange Hall -- Poet, Wesley McNair --…

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BHS Program: "Ed Muskie of Maine"

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Bethel Historical Society program, "Ed Muskie of Maine," presented by Christopher Beam on May 4, 2000.

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BHS Program: "Civil War Soldier Boys"

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Bethel Historical Society annual meeting and program, "Civil War Soldier Boys," presented by Jay Hoar on September 7, 2000.

The spirit of America as shown by her great documents, 1620-1920

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Contains public documents and speeches that record the "spirt of America" from its origins and through the early twentieth century as compiled by Old Colony Trust Company, Boston, Massachusetts.

CONTENTS: The Mayflower Compact, made November 21,…

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