| | Book | Save | | 1 | Title: | The American Nepos: a collection of the lives of the most remarkable and the most eminent men, who have contributed to the discovery, the settlement, and the independence of America : calculated for the use of schools
| | | | Creator: | Wilmer, James Jones, 1750-1814 | | | | Publication: | A. Miltenberger, and John Vance & Co, Baltimore,1811. | | | | Call #: | E176 W743A | | | | Extent: | 408 p. ; 17 cm. | | | | Subjects: | United States -- Biography | Imprints, Early American To 1820
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| Book | Save | | 2 | Title: | The Columbian Plutarch: or, An exemplification of several distinguished American characters
| | | | Creator: | Woodward, Thomas. | | | | | Caldwell, Charles, 1772-1853 | | | | Publication: | Printed for the author, by Clark & Raser, Philadelphia,1819. | | | | Notes: | "For the biographical memoirs contained in this collection, the author is principally indebted to Dr. Rees' Cyclopaedia, Allen's Biographical dictionary, and Delaplaine's Repository of the lives and portraits of distinguished American characters." - Introd. Of the nine lives from Delaplaine's Repository, at least six were written by Charles Caldwell. Cf. his Autobiography, Philadelphia, 1855, p. 274, 431-432. Includes lives of the naturalist John Bartram and the physicians David Ramsay and Benjamin Rush, the latter adapted from Caldwell. | | | | Call #: | E176 W912 | | | | Extent: | vi, [2], 311 p. ; 18 cm. | | | | Subjects: | United States -- Biography | Imprints, Early American To 1820
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| Book | Save | | 3 | Title: | The American Nepos: a collection of the lives of the most remarkable and the most eminent men, who have contributed to the discovery, the settlement, and the independence of America
| | | | Creator: | Wilmer, James Jones, 1750-1814 | | | | Publication: | Published by G. Dobbin & Murphy, Baltimore,1806. | | | | Notes: | Attributed to James Jones Wilmer. cf. Shaw & Shoemaker, 11884. | | | | Call #: | B 1478 | | | | Extent: | [4], xi, [1], 384 p. ; 18 cm. | | | | Subjects: | United States -- Biography | Imprints, Early American To 1820
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| Book | Save | | 4 | Title: | The new American biographic dictionary: or, Memoirs of many of the most eminent persons that have ever lived in this or any other nation
| | | | Creator: | Kingston, John. | | | | Publication: | Printed for John Kingston, and sold at his book and stationary store, 164, Market-street. Warner and Hanna, print, Baltimore,1810. | | | | Call #: | B 6872 | | | | Extent: | 303 p. front. (port.) 14 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Biography | United States -- Biography | Imprints, Early American To 1820
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