The North American Review, Volume 130Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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| Title | The North American Review, Volume 130 Volumes 181-183; Volumes 270-281; Volumes 1613-1647 of American periodical series, 1800-1850 Issue 30409 of Microbook library of American civilization |
| Contributors | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge |
| Publisher | University of Northern Iowa, 1880 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 15 Sep 2005 |
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