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1847 US Navy James Fenimore Cooper Americana War: 1847 US Navy James Fenimore Cooper Americana War of 1812 Illustrated “Every trail has its end, and every calamity brings its lesson!” ― James Fenimore Cooper James Fenimore Cooper is one of

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1854 Exploration of Amazon Valley Brazil Navy Voyages: 1854 Exploration of Amazon Valley Brazil Navy Voyages Illustrated Herndon Gibbon Commander William Lewis Herndon was one of the US Navy's outstanding explorers and seamen. In 1851 the secretary of the

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1854 Exploration of Amazon Brazil South America Voyages: 1854 Exploration of Amazon Brazil South America Voyages Illustrated Herndon RARE Commander William Lewis Herndon was one of the US Navy's outstanding explorers and seamen. In 1851 the secretary of the

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1845 Voyage Round the World Taylor USS Columbia CHINA: 1845 Voyage Round the World Taylor USS Columbia CHINA India Brazil Illustrated Fitch Waterman Taylor was a 19th-century American minister and seaman. He was appointed a chaplain in the U.S. Navy in 18

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1840 1st ed History of US Navy James Fenimore Cooper: 1840 1st ed History of US Navy James Fenimore Cooper Americana War of 1812 MAPS “Every trail has its end, and every calamity brings its lesson!” ― James Fenimore Cooper James Fenimore Cooper

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1853 Exploration of Amazon Valley Brazil Navy Voyages: 1853 Exploration of Amazon Valley Brazil Navy Voyages Illustrated Herndon Gibbon Commander William Lewis Herndon was one of the US Navy's outstanding explorers and seamen. In 1851 the secretary of the

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Miller, US Navy Illustrated History 1st Edition 1982: "The U.S. Navy: An Illustrated History" by Nathan Miller, published January by American Heritage Publishing, Bonanza Books, New York, 1982, copyright 1977 by the United States Naval Institute Press, A

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1943 FUNDAMENTALS OF PSYCHIATRY EDWARD A STRECKER MD 1stEd/2nd US Navy Stamped: 1943 FUNDAMENTALS OF PSYCHIATRY EDWARD A STRECKER MD 1stEd/2nd US Navy Stamped in gilt on front cover. Illustrated. Book is in very good condition, tight binding, no missing loose or torn pages. Stamp

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Book Title: Sailors, Scientists, & Rockets - History of Naval Weapons Center, China Lake California, Vol. 1 and History of the Naval Overseas Transportation Service in WW1
Author(s): Albert B. Christman, Lewis P. Clephane
Publication: Naval History Division – Washington, Copyright 1971 & 1969
Description: Both Hardcover without dust jacket. With B&W photographs and illustrations.
Condition: Very good, like new. Pls. magnify photos for over-all condition.
Seller Inventory #:BKB10.11

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