American writer of children's books (1803-1879)

New England, and her institutions / by one of her sons.

China and the English: or, the character and manners of the Chinese / [Jacob Abbott].

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Jacob Abbott

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New England, and her institutions / by one of her sons.

China and the English: or, the character and manners of the Chinese / [Jacob Abbott].