A dictionary of biography : comprising the most eminent characters of all ages, nations, and professions
1836
A dictionary of biography : comprising the most eminent characters of all ages, nations, and professions
Davenport, R. A. (Richard Alfred), 1777?-1852
1836
"Entered according to the act of Congress, in the year 1832, by S.G. Goodrich"--T.p. verso "The English work of which this is substantially a reprint, was prepared with care and accuracy, and brought down to the end of the year 1831. Various altertions and improvements have been made, and several European, and about three hundred American names have been added in the present manual of biography, and well adapted to the wants of the American public"--T.p. verso Two columns to the page Book, cloth; spine broken 18