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Chapters: Wheeler High School, Green Fall River. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 23. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: North Stonington, Connecticut -According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 55.0 square miles (142.4 km²), of which, 54.3 square miles (140.7 km²) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.7 km²) of it (1.20%) is water. Before the mid-1600s and the White Mans Arrival The land of North Stonington, located at the southeast corner of the State of Connecticut, was sculpted by the rise and fall of glaciers during a series of Ice Ages, the most recent of which lasted until about 10,000 years ago. As in many other areas of New England, the town has plenty of reminders of these waves of glaciation, in particular the many stones from which the town and its older sister, Stonington, derive their names. Until the 17th Century the Pequots, along with the Niantics and Narragansetts, were the sole humans residing in the area of southeastern Connecticut and adjacent parts of Rhode Island. We know little historically about Native American settlements and activities in what later became North Stonington. First of all, by the time Puritan settlers arrived in the area in the mid-17th Century, there were few natives, primarily Pequots, left: Many in the area died from diseases spread by white traders and explorers for which the Native Americans had no immunities. More natives were killed or dispersed during the Pequot War of 1637. Finally, the Puritans were devoted to what they regarded as building Christs Church in a strange and dangerous wilderness, and had little interest in chronicling the history and ways of peoples they regarded as heathen savages. The Pequots imprint remained in the town, however. The first white settlers kept a number of their names...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=108829 ... Read more

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Christopher John "Chris" Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician currently serving as the senior U.S. Senator from Connecticut. Dodd is a Connecticut native and a graduate of Georgetown Preparatory School in Bethesda, Maryland, and Providence College. His father, Thomas J. Dodd, was one of Connecticut's United States Senators from 1959-1971. Chris Dodd served in the Peace Corps for two years prior to entering law school at the University of Louisville, and during law school concurrently served in the United States Army Reserve. Dodd returned to Connecticut, winning election in 1974 to the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 2nd congressional district and was reelected in 1976 and 1978. He was elected United States Senator in the elections of 1980, and is now the longest-serving Senator in Connecticut's history, the 9th most senior of current Senators and one of three from the 1980 freshman class who are still serving. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 14; Publication date: 1859; Subjects: Education; Public schools; Education / General; Education / Administration / General; Education / Aims ... Read more

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Title: A Continuation of the Narrative of the Indian Charity-School, in Lebanon in Connecticut, New England : Founded and Carried on by the Rev. Dr. Eleazar Wheelock ; With an Appendix, Containing the Declaration of the Trustees of That Charity ; a List of the Names of the Subscribers ; an Account of Monies Received and Paid ; Together With Dr. Wheelock's Annual Account of His Receipts and DisbursementsPublisher: London : Printed by J. and W. OliverPublication date: 1769Subjects: Moor's Indian Charity SchoolDartmouth CollegeNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1840Subjects: EducationEducation / GeneralEducation / Administration / GeneralEducation / Aims ... Read more

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Publication date: 1904Subjects: English languageEnglish literatureEnglishForeign Language Study / Multi-Language DictionariesLanguage Arts ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
Delve into what it was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly contemporary.
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W020090

"The continuation of Mr. Wheelock's narrative being printed off before a receipt of the following by the printers, they are necessarily obliged to subjoin it as an appendix. Lebanon, Oct. 11, 1765. The Reverend Mr. Chamberlain returned from his mission am

Boston : Printed by Richard and Samuel Draper, in Newbury-Street, 1765. 25,[1]p. ; 8° ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
Delve into what it was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly contemporary.
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W028881

Two states of gathering [A] noted. In one, the first line of p. viii begins "every place"; in the other, the first line of p. viii begins "ledge in every place." -.

Boston : Printed by Richard and Samuel Draper, in Newbury-Street, M.DCC.LXIII. [1763] viii,9-55,[1]p. ; 8° ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
Delve into what it was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly contemporary.
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W027339

Two states noted, without and with an errata statement at foot of p. 61.Ascribed to the press of Ebenezer Watson by Evans."A poem on the rise and progress of Moor's Indian charity-school, (now incorporated with Dartmouth College) it's removal and settlement in Hanover, and the founding a church in the same."--p. 54-61. By Levi Frisbie.

[Hartford] : Printed [by Ebenezer Watson], in the year 1771. 61,[3]p. ; 8° ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
Delve into what it was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly contemporary.
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T104546

In this issue, the last line of p.62 begins "Mr Whitaker .. " and p.63 ends with a three-line note beginning "N.B.".

London : printed by J. and W. Oliver, 1767. 63,[1]p. ; 8° ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more