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An English phrase book produced for "the use of young students volunteering as companions for the officers and crew of the American Fleet" in 1908. The "Great White Fleet" was a group of United States Navy battleships which undertook a global tour from December 16, 1907 to February 22, 1909. It arrived in Yokohama in October 1908. The text is almost entirely in English and is in the format of a conversation between a Japanese guide and an American visitor during a tour of Tokyo. It includes descriptions of various landmarks and discussions of historical topics.
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Execution of Hetherington and Brace The Murderers of Baldwin, Randall, West and Marion. July 29th 1856
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