Golden Multitudes: The Story of Best Sellers in the United States, Volume 10Macmillan Company, 1947 - 357 pages |
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Page 137
... later her mother married Joshua L. Henshaw , of Boston , who had come to Washington as Daniel Webster's secretary and who later con- ducted an academy in that city . In this school Emma received her education , spending her vacations ...
... later her mother married Joshua L. Henshaw , of Boston , who had come to Washington as Daniel Webster's secretary and who later con- ducted an academy in that city . In this school Emma received her education , spending her vacations ...
Page 139
... later became his benefactor . Then after he had been admitted to the bar , he distresses a modern reader because , though he himself is poor as Job's turkey , he insists on turning down fat fees and taking only the cases of the poor and ...
... later became his benefactor . Then after he had been admitted to the bar , he distresses a modern reader because , though he himself is poor as Job's turkey , he insists on turning down fat fees and taking only the cases of the poor and ...
Page 185
... later , after their author had de- veloped his first popularity in the United States , and issued by piratical pub- lishers as American Notes . The title , the free and easy criticism , * and the smarting American reception of the book ...
... later , after their author had de- veloped his first popularity in the United States , and issued by piratical pub- lishers as American Notes . The title , the free and easy criticism , * and the smarting American reception of the book ...
Contents
Vox Pop | 1 |
What Is a Best Seller? | 6 |
Religion and Sensation in Colonial Times II | 11 |
Copyright | |
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