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According to the Sotheby's auction catalogue these volumes provide a "detailed history of the city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne...apparently unpublished. It begins with a historical and topographical survey of the city and outlying areas, followed by an account of the customs and privileges of the city and the system of local government. The bulk of the work is taken up with a chronological history with annual entries...running from 1251 to 1775;...much of the narrative is dominated by national events and it provides a chronicle history of England from a distinctly radical Whig perspective, using Stow, Rapin, and other sources." Also includes several printed pages from Henry Bourne's History of Newcastle (1736).
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The Civil War : an illustrated history
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The complete text of the bestselling narrative history of the Civil War--based on the celebrated PBS television series. This non-illustrated edition interweaves the author's narrative with the voices of the men and women who lived through that cataclysmic trail of our nationhood, from Abraham Lincoln to ordinary foot soldiers. Includes essays by distinguished historians of the era.
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Chinatown Remembered: Stories of the local Chinese American Community in the 1930s and 1940s
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An invitation to the June meeting of the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California (CHSSC). Work on oral histories to be discussed and some presented.
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William Caruthers papers
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Drafts of Caruthers' 1951 book Loafing Along Death Valley Trails: A Personal Narrative of People and Places.
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"Remembering Uppie"
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Recollections of a Quartermaster
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Memoirs of William G. LeDuc finished in February 1911. The narrative covers the childhood and youth in Ohio and Northern Mississippi, Kenyon College, travels in Kentucky, Tennessee, Boston (where he attended the trial of John W. Webster); his life in Minnesota, Civil War experience, and post-war career up through end of 1910, including his business interests in California and Mexico and connections with the Banning Company. The memoir ends with an account of LeDuc's spiritualist experiences.
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