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Strange stories of 1812

W. J. Henderson · 1907 · Scanned text · Free in the US

39,188 words · about 2 h 45 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845
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About this book

Author
W. J. Henderson
Language
English
Published
1907
Length
39,188 words · about 2 h 45 min
Sections
3 reader sections
Text
Scanned text, read from page scans by OCR; may contain errors
Rights
Public domain in the United States

 

Contents (3)

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Front matter

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XI The * ‘ Constitution, ” The “cyane,” And The “levant”

By James Barnes

ILLUSTRATIONS

HAROLD ESCAPES INTO THE TUNNEL .

johnnie’s bullet had struck the Indian’s PADDLE

THE COMMODORE PULLED THE LANYARD . “RAIDERS FROM CANADA ARE COMING!” HE

GASPED

SOMETIMES THE BIG ONE WOULD THROW A SHOT ON BOARD OF THE SCHOONER . THEY BEGAN THE WEARY WORK OF TOW- ING

THE SURRENDER OF THE “ GUERRIERE ” . THE “ CONSTITUTION ” RAKINGTHE “ CYANE ”

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