Jack in the Forecastle: Or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale [pseud.] |
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| Título | Jack in the Forecastle: Or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale [pseud.] American Fiction, 1774-1920 Volumen2 de Wright American fiction |
| Autor | John Sherburne Sleeper |
| Editor | Crosby, Nichols, Lee, 1860 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 27 Nov. 2007 |
| Largo | 452 páginas |
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