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An account of the captivity of Elizabeth Hanson , late of Kachecky in New-England: who, with four of her children, and servant-maid, was taken captive by the Indians, and carried into Canada. Setting forth The various remarkable Occurrences, sore Trials, and wonderful Deliverances which befel them after their Departure, to the Time of their Redemption. A new edition. Taken in substance from her own mouth, by Samuel Bownas.
Hanson, Elizabeth, 1684-1737.Date: 1787
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Hard times : an oral history of the great depression / Studs Terkel.
Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008.Date: 2000
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Pious memorials or, the power of religion upon the mind in sickness and at death: exemplified in the experience of many divines and other eminent persons at those Important Seasons. Interspersed with what was most Remarkable in their Lives. By the late Mr Richard Burnham. With a preface by the Rev. Mr Hervey, Author of the Divine Meditations.
Burnham, Richard, 1711-1752.Date: M.DCC.LIII. [1753]
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Two speeches delivered in the new court-house in Plymouth, on occasion of the death on Col. Lothrop
Date: 1750]
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Narrative of the singular adventures and captivity of Thomas Barry , among the Monsipi Indians, in the unexplored regions of North America, during the years 1797, 1798, & 1799: including the manners, customs, religion, &c. Of that Tribe; Also a particular account of his escape, accompanied by an Indian female; The extraordinary hardships they encountered; and their safe Arrival in London.
Barry, Thomas, fl.1800-1802.Date: [1800?]