Blanche of Brandywine: Or, September the Eleventh, 1777. A Romance, Combining the Poetry, Legend, and History of the Battle of Brandywine |
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| Title | Blanche of Brandywine: Or, September the Eleventh, 1777. A Romance, Combining the Poetry, Legend, and History of the Battle of Brandywine |
| Author | George Lippard |
| Publisher | G. B. Zieber & Company, 1846 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 27 Oct 2006 |
| Length | 343 pages |
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